GPs will be among health professionals able to refer patients to be considered for the trial of a cancer therapy not yet tried anywhere in the world. The treatment will see a number of well-established drugs repurposed for cancer. Virginia McMillan reports
Campaigners pushed Pharmac to fund 12 months’ Herceptin for women with HER2-positive breast cancer. Now the data have arrived, and they do not suggest much advantage
A third-year medical student has turned to crowd-funding site Give a Little in desperation, to try to scrape together the fees to allow him to continue medical school next year
A NEW breast cancer drug shown to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence will soon be made available in Australia, New Zealand and throughout South-East Asia
The Ministry of Health’s historical record of death and its causes since 1948 shows a sharp decline in mortality over 66 years but progress is slower for Māori
Two GPs from the same medical centre independently failed to tell a patient of two abnormal PSA test results, months before he developed prostate cancer
The way people are counted towards DHBs’ achievement of the faster cancer treatment target has changed, at the risk of sparking breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi
Two GPs from the same medical centre independently failed to tell a patient of two abnormal PSA test results, months before he developed prostate cancer
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management