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Talking to kids about cancer

It was last year when I saw this lovely lady, 62 years of age for treatment of ovarian cancer. She was a private, composed and well-presented...

Exercise can prevent cervical cancer

Physical inactivity has been associated with a higher risk of cervical cancer[information/gynaecological-cancer/cervical-cancer/], as found in a U.S study. Thestudy[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27105330] was a case-control study which included 128 patients...

Retaining and understanding medical information

A doctor’s visit can sometimes be stressful. Patients receive large amounts of information at a single medical consultation and even if patients would be medical professionals...

Morcellation in Surgical Gynaecology

A few weeks ago the U.S. FDA issued a Safety Alert and recommended that power morcellators be not used for gynaecological procedures such as myomectomy or...

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QLD & Australia Cancer Australia www.canceraustralia.gov.au[http://www.canceraustralia.gov.au/] Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer Research www.gyncan.org[http://www.gyncan.org/] Australian Gynaecological Cancer Foundation www.agcf.org.au[https://www.agcf.org.au/] Queensland Cancer Fund www.qldcancer.com.au[http://www.qldcancer.com.au/] Cancer Australia Resources for Consumers www.canceraustralia.gov.au/resources[http://www.canceraustralia.gov.au/resources][http://canceraustralia.gov.au/resources] Australian Society of Gynaecologic...

Does talc powder cause ovarian cancer?

A US court ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $100 million (AUD) in damages to the family of an Alabama woman who died of...

Surgical Checklists

Surgical Checklists demonstrated a significant reduction in postoperative morbidity and mortality in more than one very large study. The first study was conducted by WHO with a...

What is the most aggressive type of uterine cancer?

In Australia, uterine cancer is the most common type of gynaecological cancer with more than 3,000 women diagnosed every year. Most typically it is a disease...