Lipoedema – a common condition with common misconceptions
Lipoedema was first described in 1940, yet very little is understood about the disorder affecting about one in 10 women. It’s known as ‘adiposis dolorosa’ or painful fat. Read More...
Clinical Articles
A toolbox for prostate cancer rehabilitation and management
Erectile dysfunction and urinary and faecal incontinence are not topics normally discussed by men. However, it is important to know that the most common cancer experienced by men is prostate cancer and more than 1.2 million cases a year are diagnosed worldwide annually. Read More...
Recognising and tackling unconscious bias in clinical medicine
Unconscious cognitive processes influence, shape and alter human behaviour, beliefs and attitudes. With no conscientious thinking, we archive and recover information to decipher and decode contexts, people and their behaviours. Preconceived notions influence our judgments resulting in bias. The term ‘bias’ refers to both tacit stereotypes and prejudices that mostly arise from the subconscious mind. Read More...
Five myths doctors still tell patients about varicose veins
There are five common myths patients tell us they have been told by other doctors. Ultrasound has totally reshaped our understating of venous disease and more effective and less invasive treatment methods first introduced in 1999 continue to evolve. Read More...
Biopsy diagnosis of bladder cancer in managing frequently occult urological malignancy
Urological malignancies have a high incidence among newly diagnosed cancers annually in Australia with prostate (55.9/100,000), kidney (14.4/100,000) and bladder (9.3/100,000) featuring high on the list. The focus on prostate cancer results in bladder cancer often being overlooked as significant contributor to the urological-based disease mortality and morbidity. Read More...
Radiation therapy in prostate cancer – techniques and ‘spacers’
By age 85, one in six men will have developed prostate cancer. Techniques in radiation therapy have significantly advanced in recent years and, ideally as part of a multidisciplinary decision, provide a treatment option in a variety of settings. Read More...
Stereotactic radiation therapy: technological advances
What is stereotactic radiation therapy, which patients are suitable, and what does the future hold? Read More...
Exercise for mental illness
It has become common practice to recommend engagement in physical activity for those who are ill-affected with severe mental illness. However, this population typically engages in low levels of physical activity with poor adherence to exercise interventions. Read More...