CANCER – AUSTRALIA

More than 2.6 million Australians will be living with cancer diagnosis by 2050

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Original article by Melissa Cunningham
The Age – Page: 6 : 18-Aug-26

Researchers have for the first time used scientific modelling to estimate the future prevalence of cancer in Australia. Nearly 1.7 million Australians either currently have cancer or are in the post-treatment phase of the disease; the researchers have predicted that the total number of Australians living with cancer will rise by 57 per cent by 2050, to more than 2.6 million people. About 44 per cent of them are expected to have an incurable cancer that will require ongoing treatment. The study predicts that breast cancer will be the nation’s most prevalent cancer in 2050, followed by prostate, melanoma, colorectal and kidney cancer. However, the researchers have predicted that cancer survival rates will improve in the future due to factors such as earlier detection and advancements in treatments such as immunotherapy.

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Lawyers appeal to High Court to overturn ‘breast cancer gene’ ruling

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Original article by Eryk Bagshaw, Amy Corderoy
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 11 : 18-Sep-14

Law firm Maurice Blackburn will seek to appeal a Federal Court ruling which found that private companies can patent human genes. The case concerned Myriad Genetics’ application for a patent over the BRCA1 gene, which is associated with breast cancer. Maurice Blackburn will argue that the court erred in concluding that the process of identifying a gene constitutes a form of manufacturing

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Sun offers hope in cancer battle

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Original article by Kim Macdonald
The West Australian – Page: 9 : 28-Jul-14

Professor Rachel Neale of Brisbane’s QIMR Berghoffer Medical Research Institute is undertaking a study to determine whether ultraviolet rays can significantly lower the risk of developing some forms of cancer. Professor Neale hopes to prove the hypothesis that rather than being harmful, exposure to the sun can in fact reduce the risk of developing ovarian, oesophageal and pancreatic cancers. She is seeking 25,000 people to participate in the study

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QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UNITED STATES. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION