Financial toxicity adds to stress of breast cancer diagnosis
Working-age Australian women diagnosed with breast cancer collectively lose an average of 1.5 years of full-time work for every person diagnosed, costing billions in wages and gross domestic product. Rising rates of breast cancer among working-age Australian women have prompted urgent calls for action to address the growing impact of financial toxicity. Financial toxicity describes the negative […]
Nurse-led support needed for men undergoing hormone therapy for prostate cancer
Tailored, nurse-led support for men undergoing hormone therapy for prostate cancer is urgently needed, according to a new study. Men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), also known as hormone therapy, are calling for greater education and more personalised, ongoing support to manage the treatment’s often debilitating side effects, according to a new […]
Australian-first research centre for cancer survivors aims to revolutionise care
A new research centre focused on improving the care and wellbeing of cancer survivors through evidence-based interventions will be established as part of a 10-year partnership between UNSW Sydney and Cancer Council NSW (CCNSW). The Australian Research Centre for Cancer Survivorship will inform practice, services and policy in the survivorship space across NSW and act […]