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Breaking new ground in the treatment of prostate cancer - A new 10-year study of 800 Australian and New Zealand men finds that the most successful way to treat locally advanced prostate cancer is with a combination of hormone treatments and radiotherapy.

Issue 7, June 2011

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Evidence-based benchmarks for cancer services

Evidence-based benchmarks for cancer services

Professor Michael Barton discusses the different structures for cancer services in NSW and how we can make sure everyone has the same access to treatment. ... more >

Radiation detectors for error free radiation therapy

Radiation detectors for error free radiation therapy

Professor Anatoly Rozenfeld and his team at the Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, have been looking at new ways to improve quality assurance for radiotherapy. ... more >

iCanQuit: Helping smokers help themselves

iCanQuit: Helping smokers help themselves

The Cancer Institute NSW’s innovative new website iCanQuit officially went live in December 2010, providing an online resource for smokers and recent quitters to quit and stay quit. ... more >

Anita McLean – an ex-smoker’s story

Anita McLean – an ex-smoker’s story

Anita McLean’s family and friends are of the greatest importance to her. But, it wasn’t until she broke a promise to take her newlywed best friend and husband to the airport after their reception... more >

New head and neck cancer nutrition guidelines

New head and neck cancer nutrition guidelines

A visit to the world’s best cancer centres inspired Merran Findlay to bring the gold standard of nutritional care to patients with head and neck cancer.... more >

A multi-professional vision for cancer care

A multi-professional vision for cancer care

Introducing Professor Sanchia Aranda – one of Australia’s leading experts in cancer treatment and nursing – who has joined the Cancer Institute NSW to head the team responsible for improving canc... more >

An Australian first in chemotherapy protocols

An Australian first in chemotherapy protocols

A major Cancer Institute initiative will capture clinical variation in chemotherapy treatment across NSW.... more >

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