Cancer
I am a cancer survivor. Here’s what I wish I’d known
There are ways to dramatically lower your risk of getting cancer or relapsing again. Here’s how.
- by Rosamund Dean
Latest
He struck out cancer – now Australia’s multimillion-dollar MLB star is back on the mound
One of the world’s highest-paid Australian athletes has made an emotional return for the Chicago White Sox, five months after being diagnosed with cancer – and 45 days after his last treatment.
- by Vince Rugari
Opinion
Opioid crisis
I’m not dope sick, I’m dying. So don’t make me doctor-shop for pain relief
Bad press around opioids has resulted in a reluctance to prescribe the drugs, even for terminally ill patients in chronic pain, like me.
- by John O'Brien
The doctor whose skills were behind the first Mary MacKillop miracle
Decorated doctor Jim Biggs, who operated on a cancer patient later declared to be a Mary MacKillop miracle by the Vatican, has died at his Sydney home.
- by Steve Sailah
The Great’s Belinda Bromilow on fighting cancer twice
“Bringing new life into the world and facing the possibility of not being there to raise your child was an incredibly confronting time,” says the actor.
- by Jane Rocca
Exclusive
Courts
Perth mum told young son has leukaemia, loses parental rights the next day
Jenny* is fighting through the courts to have her parental rights re-instated while her six-year-old son battles a life-threatening disease.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Sam Neill on life, love, lymphoma and his brilliant career
Neill’s memoir, spurred by a cancer diagnosis, delves into the twists and turns of an unusual life.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Liver cancer rates are surging in Australia – and climate change could be to blame
The huge rise in liver cancer deaths could be partly driven by increasingly warmer temperatures spurring the growth of toxic fungi.
- by Liam Mannix
This cancer-fighting biotech wants to be our next household name
Telix Pharmaceuticals says it has the formula to be a big cash-generating biotech for the long term.
- by Emma Koehn
He’s an eye doctor, cancer survivor and comedian – with millions of followers
Dr Will Flanary, better known as Dr Glaucomflecken, uses humour and social media – and sometimes a unicorn headband – to confront challenging issues in the medical profession.
- by Elizabeth Flux
How many ways can exercise lower your risk of cancer? Here’s what the science says
The research is getting clearer: exercising can help you avoid cancer.
- by Paula Goodyer