What to expect up to four months after your hysterectomy
Recovery after surgery may differ individually but also depending on if you had a laparoscopic or abdominal (open) surgery.
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Posted in hysterectomy; Tagged Hysterectomy; Posted 8 days ago by Andreas Obermair
Sentinel Node Biopsy in uterine cancer – ENDO3 trial
Sentinel node biopsy for uterine (endometrial) cancer came to Australia some five years ago. In March 2018, I went to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in New York to...
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Posted in clinical trials, cancer treatment, uterine cancer; Posted 25 days ago by Andreas Obermair
What causes endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a difficult condition to understand, has a wide variety of symptoms, and as a result women often experience delays in their diagnosis.
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Posted in endometriosis; Posted 37 days ago by Andreas Obermair
The implications of BRCA gene mutation
People who inherit BRCA gene mutations are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer compared with the general population.
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Posted in BRCA, ovarian cancer; Posted 52 days ago by Andreas Obermair
The survival rate for cervical cancer in Australia
Relative survival rates provide an estimation of what percentage of people with the same cancer are alive after the initial diagnosis of cancer, compared to healthy people of the same...
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Posted in cervical cancer, prognosis; Posted 2 months ago by Andreas Obermair
The early warning signs of ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer can be difficult to detect early due to a lack of symptoms in the early stages.
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Posted in ovarian cancer, symptoms; Tagged Ovarian Cancer; Posted 3 months ago by Andreas Obermair
The difference between vaginal and vulvar cancers
Vagina and vulvar cancer are both rare types of gynaecological cancers. Cancer is named after the part of the body where it starts, even if it spreads to other parts...
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Posted in vaginal cancer, vulvar cancer; Comments 1 ; Posted 3 months ago by Andreas Obermair
How common is cervical cancer in Australia?
In Australia, there are just over 900 cases of cervical cancer diagnosed annually. The Cancer Council reports the risk of a woman being diagnosed by age 85 years is 1...
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Posted in cervical cancer; Posted 4 months ago by Andreas Obermair
How rare is vaginal cancer?
While all women are at risk of developing vaginal cancer, it is very uncommon—it is the least common of all gynaecological cancers in Australia, with about 100 women diagnosed each year.
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Posted in vaginal cancer; Posted 5 months ago by Andreas Obermair
Deficiencies in gynaecological cancer treatment and what can be done about it
The Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer Research (QCGC Research) is a research centre that I founded in 2002 and which is located at The University of Queensland’s Centre for Clinical Research.
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Posted in fundraising, gynaecolgical cancer; Posted 5 months ago by Andreas Obermair