Cancer

What Australian cancer patients are forking out for lifesaving CyberKnife treatment overseas

What Australian cancer patients are forking out for lifesaving CyberKnife treatment overseas

Cancer Patients Using Cyberknife Treatment To Fight Cancer A relatively new technology in cancer treatment, the CyberKnife targets tumour with 150 beams of radiation. Beams can be fired from any direction without impacting any of the surrounding healthy tissue or nearby structures. The treatment is […]

The benefits and risks of breast reconstruction for breast cancer patients

The benefits and risks of breast reconstruction for breast cancer patients

The two most common types of breast reconstruction methods are the breast implant and the flap reconstruction. The first method uses silicone implants that are inserted underneath the breast skin and tissue to recreate the shape of the breast while the latter technique employs relocating […]

What is the cost of Lutate drug treatment in Australia for neuroendocrine tumour patients

What is the cost of Lutate drug treatment in Australia for neuroendocrine tumour patients

A rare type of cancer, neuroendocrine tumour is a slow growing cancer that has the potential to spread to different parts of the body. The cancer is known to trigger form secretory cells in various locations around the body, including the lungs, gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, […]

The risks and benefits of undergoing double mastectomy or preventive mastectomy in Australia for breast cancer patients

The risks and benefits of undergoing double mastectomy or preventive mastectomy in Australia for breast cancer patients

Discovering breast cancer is normally confusing as well as upsetting. Australians, suddenly find themselves making radical decisions as far treatment options are concerned. There are many unique personal reactions to breast cancer, as they are uniquely different manifestations of the disease. These reactions determine the […]

Chemotherapy treatment for small cell lung cancer patients in Australia

Chemotherapy treatment for small cell lung cancer patients in Australia

Now a common and safe method to prevent the growth of cancer cells, radiotherapy is considered one of the most effective treatments after breast cancer surgery. A number pf patients will be recommended to receive this treatment to either prevent the recurrence of the disease […]

The benefits and risk of undergoing gamma knife surgery

The benefits and risk of undergoing gamma knife surgery

Gamma knife surgery is a radiosurgery with the longest track record for radio-surgical treatment. It is doubtlessly the best technology from a medical perspective. As a radio-surgical tool, gamma knife therapy has the best as well as widespread name recognition. Gamma knife treatment planning times […]

Understanding mastectomy for women at risk of breast cancer in Australia

Understanding mastectomy for women at risk of breast cancer in Australia

Mastectomy refers to the largest surgical operation on a woman’s breast beyond the field of plastic surgery. The procedure consists mainly of the removal of the breast as well as dissecting axillary contents. This procedure is often used in Australia in the event that a […]

Breast reconstruction for Australian breast cancer patients

Breast reconstruction for Australian breast cancer patients

Breast reconstruction is a surgical procedure that is carried out to rebuild the shape of the breast after having undergone mastectomy. Mastectomy may have been carried out in patients to either reduce the risk of developing breast cancer in the first place or to treat […]

What is Gamma Knife Surgery?

What is Gamma Knife Surgery?

Gamma knife surgery refers to a radiation therapy used in the treatment of tumours among other disorders in the brain. This type of therapy is unique in the sense that it delivers exceedingly focused radiation beams to a specific target in the brain; actually, 201 […]

Overview of drug treatment Lenalidomide (Revlimid®) for bone marrow cancer patients in Australia

Overview of drug treatment Lenalidomide (Revlimid®) for bone marrow cancer patients in Australia

Lenalidomide (Revlimid) is a treatment plan that is part of IMiD class of drugs; IMiD in full refers to immunomodulatory drug. The term is particularly used to describe drugs that are consumed orally that are structurally related to thalidomide. The drugs have been structured to […]