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Published date 25 September 2023
Every year in NSW, more than 350 children and their families will feel the full force of cancer, a disease that still takes the lives of more children in Australia, than any other disease.
Published date 15 May 2023
Survival rates for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer are at an all-time high, with 90 per cent of young people diagnosed with cancer alive five years after diagnosis.
Published date 04 August 2020
Research into aggressive childhood brain tumours is getting new support with the announcement of a $3.75 million grant from the Cancer Institute NSW.
Published date 04 August 2020
Cancer screening resources are now accessible to more people in NSW – an important new step in empowering local communities and improving cancer outcomes across the state.
Published date 04 August 2020
Professor Glenn Marshall AM FAHMS is the 2019 Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year, recognising his influential role in bringing new research developments to children with cancer.
Published date 15 May 2020
One session of shisha or water-pipe smoking lasting an hour can be as harmful as smoking 100-200 cigarettes.
Published date 15 May 2020
Language barriers are preventing people in south western Sydney from taking part in potentially life-changing cancer clinical trials, a new study suggests.
Published date 15 May 2020
The smoking rate among expectant mothers has decreased steadily over the last 20 years, but just under nine per cent of pregnant women in NSW are still smoking<a href="#Ref1"><sup>1</sup></a>.
Published date 15 May 2020
Smoking rates in Aboriginal communities in Australia are more than double the rest of the population, but the Aboriginal Quitline is aiming to close the gap.
Published date 10 August 2021