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Cancer Institute NSW Supports New Bowel Cancer Screening Campaign

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29 May 2013


Australians of all ages are being encouraged to team up with some familiar faces in a new campaign from Bowel Cancer Australia, supported by the Cancer Institute NSW, to get more people to screen for bowel cancer as participation rates continue to lag well behind gender specific cancers... more >

Cancer Institute NSW Funds Development Of New Skin Cancer Drug

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08 May 2013


A new class of drug targeting skin cancer’s genetic material has been successfully tested in humans for the first time. Funded in part by a translational research grant from the Cancer Institute NSW, this opens the way to new treatments for a range of conditions, from skin cancers to eye diseases. .. more >

Campaign launches to help make cervical cancer history: critical need to increase Pap test screening rates

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30 Apr 2013


The Cancer Institute NSW has launched a campaign urging Australian women to have regular, potentially lifesaving Pap tests. Pap tests can prevent up to 90 per cent of cervical cancers, yet the Institute warns that cervical screening participation rates in Australia are alarmingly low at 57.5 percent of women. .. more >

Australia Leads In Outcomes For Colo-Rectal Cancers, New International Study Finds

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16 Apr 2013


Australia has one of the highest incidences of bowel cancer (colon and rectal cancers) in the world In NSW alone there are over 3,000 new cases of colon cancer and 1,670 cases of rectal cancer diagnosed each year. However, a new international study has found that we also lead the way in terms of survival rates for colo-rectal cancers... more >

Early detection doubles survival rates of lung cancer

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17 Mar 2013


A new public education campaign has been launched by the Minister for Health, Jillian Skinner, and the Cancer Institute NSW, aimed at improving the survival rates of people diagnosed with lung cancer by encouraging early detection. .. more >

$2.9 million invested into clinical trials for cancer

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15 Feb 2013


People with cancer across NSW are set to benefit from the NSW Government’s latest investment in clinical trials, announced today by Cancer Institute NSW... more >

Busy lifestyles a barrier to early cancer detection in NSW

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04 Feb 2013


Almost one quarter of NSW residents would put off a trip to the doctor because they were too busy, despite suffering from symptoms consistent with cancer. Released today in a new international cancer study, the survey also reveals 21 per cent of people in NSW say they are put off going to the doctor because they are worried about what they might find... more >

$3.4 million for new generation of cancer researchers

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08 Jan 2013


Health and Medical Research Minister Jillian Skinner has awarded $3.4 million in grants to six young researchers who are forging careers to find new treatments and a cure for cancer... more >

Study reveals tobacco companies target State's poor

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18 Dec 2012


A study by the Cancer Institute NSW, has revealed tobacco retailers are concentrated in the areas of the State that can least afford it. The study suggests that this may be a deliberate strategy by the tobacco industry, rather than a response to higher demand. .. more >

United front against skin cancer in NSW

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16 Nov 2012


Health Minister Jillian Skinner has announced a new skin cancer prevention strategy which outlines how government, not-for-profit, health and community groups will unite to reduce the devastating impact of skin cancer... more >

NSW Government boosts cancer research

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23 Oct 2012


Children with cancer will be among many patients who are set to benefit from a $3.6 million investment in cancer research, the Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, Jillian Skinner, announced today... more >

Make time for a mammogram this Pink Ribbon Day

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22 Oct 2012


The Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, Jillian Skinner, is encouraging women aged 50 – 69 years to pencil in some breast check time for Pink Ribbon Day... more >

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