Unlike most common cancers, such as breast and lung cancer, the incidence of melanoma continues to increase, mainly in young people below the age of 30.
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The Big Picture
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A closer look at the cancer figures in relation to age at diagnosis shows a clear and dramatic increase in cancer as we age.
The gold standard treatment for cancer in the last few decades has been a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy – to kill cancer cells.
Culturally, we have very clear ideas about cancer: what someone with cancer looks like, how it must feel, and even what it says about those who get diagnosed.
Researchers have found that reversing the order of treatment for patients with certain cancers could dramatically improve survival rates.
Coming back to work after cancer treatment, or working during, will not come as easy as before diagnosis.
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) provided AUD $8 million in cancer research grants in 2016.
Researchers at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne have revealed that two internal ‘clocks’ control the immune cells enlisted to fight infection.
A collaborative team of researchers has shown that a new compound blocks a protein that is essential for the sustained growth of up to a quarter of all cancers.
