Oncology
All Black jersey blitz pulls the wool over fans' eyes
The latest All Blacks World Cup jersey was launched with a comprehensive PR blitz this week - and a premium price tag. The media marveled at its cutting edge design, but it wasn’t clear whether paying… Audio
'Doctors can't escape vital conversations about end-of-life care'
Doctors have an important and unavoidable role to play in helping people reckon with mortality, says Melbourne oncologist and award-winning writer Ranjana Srivastava. Audio
Dr Andrew Das - Investigating the role of epigenetics in cancer
Dr Andrew Das is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Free Radical Research in the Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch (UOC). He graduated in medicine at the… Audio
The power of optimism, a fundamental of oncology care
John Bluck traces the course of his treatment for cancer in a series of candid, moving, and wry observations about how his life changed because of what he experienced. Episode 3. Audio
Wait for Keytruda, Opdivo too long, say expert
Oncologists throughout the country, as well as the Cancer Society of New Zealand, have been asking for immunotherapy treatments for melanoma from Pharmac since last year. Video, Audio
Dr Catherine Crock on minimising stress for child patients and families
Easing the difficult time families face as their child goes through cancer treatment is uppermost in the mind of Australian physician Catherine Crock. She is on a mission to transform hospital culture… Audio
Cancer - causes and treatments
Sarah Allinson of Lancaster University has reviewed two recent but contradictory studies in the journals Nature and Science looking at the causes of cancer. So how much is down to lifestyle choices… Audio