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Bowel cancer rates have doubled in young Australians 20-29 years and are up by 35 per cent in 30-39 year olds over the past 20 years according to research published in the Journal of Gastroenterology. While bowel cancer rates are stabilising or dropping in over 50s, research has found a ...

Marlene’s story “When my hand first brushed against a small, hard lump in my chest, I didn’t think anything of it. It was like a frozen pea situated high in my breast. Still, when Angela caught me rubbing at it, she urged me to get it checked. I was convinced ...

“I have inflammatory breast cancer” Stephanie Lumb, 47, training officer “The first inkling I had that something was amiss was a sense that my body was failing. It’s hard to articulate because there were no aches or pains, but something didn’t feel right. Soon after, in May last year, I ...

1. Nipple preservation during a mastectomy Surgical techniques are improving for ensuring nipple survival during breast reconstruction. At the time of surgery, a biopsy is taken from the under-surface of the nipples, which is then checked for cancer cells while the patient is still anaesthetised. If there is no cancer ...

How well do you know your breasts? Because, according to cancer experts, being “breast aware” can be more beneficial in the early detection of changes than the once much-promoted monthly self-checks. University of Sydney associate professor Nehmat Houssami, who’s a practitioner fellow of the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), says: ...

Women who eat too much red meat in early adulthood may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer later in life, according to new Harvard University research. In the study, researchers analysed data collected from 89,000 premenopausal women over a 20 year period, and found that women who consumed ...

Whenever associate professor Belinda Beck hears of another school that’s banned kids from doing cartwheels or playing on the monkey bars, she despairs. Why? Because for every child who suffers an injury from such activities, 10,000 more will benefit in terms of reducing their future risk of osteoporosis just by ...