Lauren Roberts
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- Oct 1, 2026
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How a breast cancer trial changed the lives of survivors (opens the original)
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Donna Rullo wasn't going down without a fight. It was early 2001, and then-40-year-old Ms Rullo had just been diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer. Up to one in five cases of breast cancer are HER2-positive, which means the cancer cells have higher than normal levels of human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) protein, promoting growth of the cancer itself. It's an aggressive and fast-growing cancer, but typically responds well to targeted treatments. When Ms Rullo was diagnosed, targeted tr
Push for cancer warning labels on alcohol sold in Australia (opens the original)
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An analysis of labels from 6,037 different alcoholic drinks sold in Australia has found just one in four included a voluntary warning label. The study's lead author says this indicates harms are not being communicated clearly and wants labels to be more specific, warning consumers about the risk of cancer and liver disease. The UK and Ireland have committed to introducing mandatory health warning messages on alcohol labels to include conditions such as cancer, but there are no plans to upgrade c
New heart attack guidelines to improve outcomes for women, experts say (opens the original)
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Australian experts welcome a new global definition of heart attack, which they say will make it easier to diagnose women. The updated guidelines group coronary events more common in women alongside the main type of heart attacks and recommend sex-specific diagnostic blood test thresholds. Although these new guidelines will help improve diagnosis, experts say there are some gender gaps relating to cardiac treatment that still need to be addressed. Nadene Hall had never heard of a spontaneous coro
Twin study asks if immune systems are shaped by our genes or our lives (opens the original)
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Identical twins Nicole and Amanda Campbell may look and sound alike, but that's where the similarities end. "Amanda and I have very different personalities," Nicole says. "We process information differently. We see the world differently." And there's another difference between the Campbell twins, now in their 40s, which scientists want to learn more about: their immune responses. Nicole and Amanda are in remission from separate chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Nicole was diagnosed
Cancer patients 'completely blindsided' by high out-of-pocket expenses (opens the original)
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A report into the financial and legal impact of cancer has found that both patients and carers report lost income and high out-of-pocket costs that compound emotional distress. This comes at a time when the overall cancer incidence in Australia is rising, and more people are living longer post-diagnosis. The report highlighted nine reform areas, including strengthening enforceable workplace rights and protections and superannuation reform. When Neroli Padfield sat down to add up all the out-of-p
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