Purple Footprints
The Cancer of our Generation - statistics
This year, roughly the same amount of people will die from Pancreatic Cancer as Breast Cancer. This top five Cancer has just a 8% survival rate... so why is nobody talking about it?
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Pancreatic Cancer deaths prevalent in Western NSW
Pancreatic Cancer continues to appear in the list of the deadliest cancers affecting Western NSW. Government data shows that while the prevalence of different cancers varies from town to town, Pancreatic is the second biggest cancer killer in Blayney and the fifth biggest in Dubbo.
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New statistics revealed on cancer survival rates
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare last week released new statistics on cancer survival rates. Incredibly, in just a few decades survival from all cancers broadly has increased from 49% to 69% (based on 5-year relative survival rate, comparing the period 1985-89 with 2010-14).
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Ambassador Claire Harvey on Aretha Franklin’s death and R.E.S.P.E.C.T
In the wake of the death of Aretha Franklin, Ambassador Claire Harvey shares her thoughts on what we need to do to tackle the “Hidden Cancer” in this Daily Telegraph article.
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