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Cancer warnings could be coming to wine bottle and beer can labels
The federal government is seeking advice on how to raise public awareness about alcohol harm as doctors groups urge them to slap warnings on all alcoholic beverages.
- by Aisha Dow
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A test could have saved Alison from chemotherapy
Advocates say cancer patients are missing out on life-saving medicines and enduring unnecessary cancer treatments because they are not getting timely access to genomic profiling.
- by Aisha Dow
Australia moves to ban three ‘forever chemicals’ – but family of US teen say more needs to be done
Before she died, Amara Strande defeated a Wall Street goliath to ban forever chemicals. In Australia, three of these chemicals will soon be banned – but Strande’s family want the entire class of compounds to be outlawed.
- by Carrie Fellner
Broncos legend joins ‘confronting’ fight to save 84,000 lives
Hearing of his former rival’s heartbreak drove an NRL legend to issue a compelling call to arms – one that comes with a grand final giveaway.
- by Nick Wright
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Medicine
The ‘silent killer’ on the rise in Australia
Elvis Govic had never heard of pancreatic cancer before he was diagnosed with it. The disease is increasing in prevalence, and the prognosis is often grim.
- by Aisha Dow
Voyager lead singer reveals ‘life-altering’ cancer diagnosis
Danny Estrin, the lead singer of Australian band and Eurovision contestants Voyager, has been diagnosed with cancer requiring immediate treatment on the eve of his band’s European tour.
- by Daile Cross
This young mum went to her GP with unexplained weight gain. Now she’s fighting for her life
Emma Eltringham watched her daughter fight and beat a rare form of leukaemia. But after thinking things could return to normal, she was also diagnosed with a late-stage cancer.
- by Holly Thompson
Australian-made cancer drug gets billion-dollar US FDA approval
A drug for a lethal bone marrow cancer, invented in Melbourne, is set to become a global blockbuster after US regulators gave it the green light.
- by Liam Mannix
The world’s top melanoma pathologist has brain cancer. Can he save himself?
Australian medical pioneer Dr Richard Scolyer has never used the word “cure” lightly, but now he’s pursuing exactly that.
- by Tim Elliott
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Good Weekend
The September 16 Edition
‘I’m a guinea pig’: how the world’s top melanoma pathologist is treating his own brain cancer | Bullying tactics or simple economics? The AFL’s bold Tassie play
‘A scary time’: Titmus reveals she underwent surgery to remove benign tumours
The Australian swimming star said she had been petrified the tumours would shatter her dream of one day having children.
- by Tom Decent