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We've known for some time type 2 diabetes causes a range of health complications, like heart disease. But now we're starting to see people with diabetes are more likely to get cancer and dementia too.
As people return to work after the lockdown, there's more reason than ever to promote active commuting.
Lack of training and skills among those who work in the area may lead to LGBT people receiving poorer palliative care.
Tiny parts of our genome once thought useless are being turned into ways to diagnose and treat disease.
We've got 6 tips and a tailored exercise program to help you keep active at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ghana's lack of a palliative care policy is posing a significant challenge to effective healthcare for cancer patients.
Cordyceps fungi that turn insects into "zombies" produce a compound that might be useful for treating cancer.
If patients received counselling from someone who spoke their language, they would have an opportunity to ask questions about their medical condition and understand it more clearly.
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New research reveals a link between a diagnosis of cancer and a lifetime number of 10 or more sexual partners. But there are some flaws in the research we need to consider in interpreting the results.
Cardiac rehabilitation is not available in many African countries and the way forward may be to focus on patients rather than specific diseases.
Chocolate plants can absorb cadmium through their roots and store it in chocolate leaves and seeds. Cadmium levels in processed chocolate depending on the production process and the producers.
A landmark analysis of the genetic sequences of hundreds of different cancers offers crucial insights into the origins and growth of the disease's myriad forms.
The rapid rise in cancer cases can be attributed to major societal and environmental changes that have occurred in the past few decades.
Anthrax is best known as a bioweapon. But researchers have figured out how to tweak the deadly toxin and use it to fight cancer. So far, dogs are the first to benefit from the new therapy.
How does one of the most popular drinks in the world actually work on our bodies?
There is a need to move from conventional cancer treatments to more targeted and personalised therapies.
Smoke haze almost seems to be the new normal in parts of Australia. But what do we know about the dangers to our health in the longer term?
Cancer survivors face physical and psychological barriers when returning to work.
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Professorial Research Fellow. School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor | Program Director, Undergraduate Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University
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Professor, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut
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Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Oncology, University of Tasmania
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Rosemary Stanton is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Senior Research Fellow, Cancer Council Queensland
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Head of Urology at Monash Medical Centre and Associate Professor of Surgery, Monash University
