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Chronic disease leading cause of premature death | News News icon

Posted: 29 Dec, 2010

In 2007, more than 80% of all premature deaths were due to chronic disease, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

Lung cancer in women bucks national trend | News News icon

Posted: 29 Dec, 2010

Lung cancer in women bucks national trend towards reduced cancer death rates. But more men still dying of bowel cancer, as screening languishes.

Study shows stress and stroke unrelated | News News icon

Posted: 02 May, 2010

New research has revealed that stressful life events are unlikely to cause stroke. Researchers set out to determine the relationship between life events and subarachnoid haemorrhage – the most lethal type of stroke, that is most often due to rupture of aneurysms (‘blisters’) of the blood vessels in the brain.

Nicotine replacement therapy helps smokers | News News icon

Posted: 02 May, 2010

The Australian Self-Medication Industry (ASMI), the industry body representing non-prescription consumer healthcare products has called on the Federal Government to embrace Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) as part of its package to help reduce smoking rates.

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$10.7 million to combat Indigenous smoking | Features Features icon

Posted: 08 Mar, 2010

The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon has announced 14 sites across the country that will benefit from a $10.7 million funding round to promote innovative anti-tobacco campaigns and prevention strategies.

A smokefree future | News News icon

Posted: 01 Feb, 2010

An ambitious new strategy in the UK aims to halve the number of smokers from 21 to 10 per cent of the population by 2020, Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham has announced.

Tobacco tax and bowel screening should be 2010-11 budget priorities | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 16 Dec, 2009

Increased tobacco tax and an expanded bowel cancer screening program should be priorities for the 2010-11 federal budget if the Rudd Government is to back its moves towards healthcare reform with decisive action, Cancer Council Australia has said.

Combating cancer in South Australia | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 26 Nov, 2009

Health Minister John Hill says the Rann Government’s committed to the long-term investment, education and planning needed to combat cancer in South Australia.

Do not take your lungs for granted | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 01 Nov, 2009

November is Lung Health Awareness Month and the Rudd Government is encouraging Australians not to take their lungs for granted.

Smoking cravings are down | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 24 May, 2009

As millions of dollars continue to be spent on anti-smoking advertising, an Australian study has been the first to identify that anti-smoking advertisements reduce tobacco cravings in smokers but are not enough to make them quit

Warning on teen smoking risk | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 29 Mar, 2009

One in two people who start smoking as teenagers will eventually die from tobacco-related diseases, Substance Abuse Minister Jane Lomax-Smith has warned.

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Exercise and a good diet could prevent cancers | Features Features icon

Posted: 01 Mar, 2009

Over 40 per cent of bowel and breast cancer cases are preventable through healthy patterns of diet, physical activity and weight maintenance, according to estimates in a landmark report that has set out recommendations for policies and actions to reduce the global number of cancer cases.

Growing number of cancer cases in Australia | News News icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 26 Jan, 2009

The number of new cancer cases diagnosed in Australia each year passed the 100,000 mark for the first time in 2005 and the number of new cases in 2008 is estimated to be over 108,000, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

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Lessons in avoiding cancer | Videos Video icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 05 Nov, 2008

The chances are that everybody reading this knows someone who is battling some form of cancer. The disease is a pervasive and difficult fact of life. In this series of films our three experts, all leading oncologists who have devoted themselves to the treatment of cancer patients, outline in clear, compassionate way, the basic facts about cancer and the different types of cancer treatments that are available to those with the disease. They also outline strategies for those close to people suffering from cancer.

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Tips on keeping healthy with a good diet | Features Features icon

By Caitlin Reid - 02 Nov, 2008

Although Australians have the second longest life expectancy in the world, are we experiencing quality of life?

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Treating cancer and illnesses with herbs and nutrition - Part 3 | Features Features icon

By Dr. Karen E Brudgman - 28 Oct, 2008

One of the benefits of green tea (camellia sinensis) is that it has the ability to disable multidrug resistance pumps.

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Treating cancer and illnesses with herbs and nutrition - Part 2 | Features Features icon

By Dr. Karen E Brudgman - 28 Oct, 2008

Herbs can be very effective when it comes to detoxifying the body to help support the liver. Herbs such as St. Mary’s Thistle, Globe artichoke, Burdock, Dandelion, Bupleurum, Lecithin, Folic acid, B6 and B12, SAMe, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Selenium, Vitamin C, Zinc and drinking pure water (up to four liters per day while on chemo) can all help.

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Treating cancer and illnesses with herbs and nutrition - Part 1 | Features Features icon

By Dr. Karen E Brudgman - 27 Oct, 2008

Cancer is of course a disease that is increasing in Western populations. The primary medical treatments are well known – surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

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Genetic testing boost for prevention | Features Features icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 25 Oct, 2008

The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) recently applauded the passage of the “Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act,” H.R. 493, by the Congress in the U.S.

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Victoria’s breakthrough in cancer treatment | Features Features icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 24 Oct, 2008

A few years ago, Victorian scientists made a world-first breakthrough in the fight against cancer, which could give millions of patients a chance of beating the disease.

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Anti-cancer drug facility searches for treatments | Features Features icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 22 Oct, 2008

A drug discovery facility at Melbourne-based medical research establishment, St Vincent’s Institute (SVI), funded by the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF), aims to speed up the search for new anti-cancer treatments.

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Prevent yourself from getting lung cancer | Videos Video icon

By Rodney Appleyard - 01 Oct, 2008

Jay M. Lee (Surgical Director, Thoracic Oncology Program, UCLA) gives expert video advice on whether lung cancer run in families. He also asks if it true that aspirin can help prevent lung cancer and if nutrition can also help to prevent lung cancer.

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