Prostate cancer is the second most prevalent type of cancer among patients in Australia. To treat the condition surgically, patients have the option to either choose open surgery or laparoscopic surgery, external radiotherapy or brachytherapy, or robotic radical prostatectomy. While the first few methods are […]

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 […]

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, […]

Brachytherapy refers to internal radiation treatment that is achieved by implanting a radioactive material directly and/or close to the tumour. As far as brachytherapy is concerned, a high dose is locally delivered to the tumour, along with a rapid dose fall-off in the adjacent healthy […]

Many lifesaving cancer drugs that are funded by governments in different parts of the world are still not accessible to cancer patients in Australia. Because these drugs have not yet been approved for subsidy by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, accessing them is beyond the […]

Currently many of the drugs used in chemotherapy treatments are financed by the PBS which means that cancer patients receiving treatment do not have to incur a lot of out of pocket expenses from their personal funds. However, the cost of specialised chemotherapy treatment when […]