Treating lung cancer with stereotactic ablative body radiation therapy (SABR)
With about 1200 cases each year, lung cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer in Western Australia, but the number one cause of cancer death. Read More...
Promoted Clinicals
Hepatitis C – Destination Elimination
The last year or so, one particular virus has been at the forefront of our minds. Meanwhile, in the background, another virus – hepatitis C virus – was being successfully cured by an increasing number of people, as the nation chips away at reaching the 2030 target of eliminating hepatitis C from Australia. Read More...
Soft tissue pathology in the adolescent patient
Head and neck tumours are common in the adult population, with major attention paid to epithelial malignancies given the significant morbidity and mortality associated with these pathologies. In infants, adolescents and young patients, however, soft tissue tumours are more likely to be encountered compared to epithelial malignancies. Read More...
Family History of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is common, with a lifetime risk of one in eight for women. It is usually the result of chance and ageing with lifestyle and environmental factors also contributing. Five-year survival is greater than 90% due to early detection and advances in treatment. 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...
Understanding and responding to self-injurious behaviours
There is an undeniable stigma associated with self-injurious behaviours. In frequently under-resourced and over-loaded medical systems, it is understandable that health professionals might experience frustration when a patient presents with self-inflicted injuries (e.g. from NSSI) or physical sequelae of ‘deliberate’ behaviours (e.g. severely disordered eating, substance misuse). Read More...