Will peer support help new mums during COVID-19?
We've started a study pairing new mums with a trained volunteer who has recovered from postnatal depression or anxiety for telephone-based peer support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New HPV vaccine available to school studentsAs 12 and 13-year-old boys and girls start a new school year, they will have access to the new, improved vaccine to protect against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer in women.
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Cancer patients missing out on fertility preservationMany women diagnosed with cancer are not being referred to fertility preservation specialists due to fears of delaying their treatment, a study of Australian oncologists has shown.
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Trial asks: are we over-treating breast cancer?Women are being recruited to a trial that will look at whether women with breast cancer are being "over-treated" by having their lymph nodes removed.
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Landmark study shows DNA test for HPV virus more effective than Pap smearThe Women’s has taken part in landmark research that has found DNA screening for the human papillomavirus (HPV), is more effective in detecting pre-cancerous cells than Pap-smears.
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New vaccine shown to slash cervical cancerA large, global trial of a new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has found it could cut the rate of cervical cancer by a further 23 per cent compared to the existing Gardasil vaccine.
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Over 90 per cent of cervical cancers are preventable by vaccination
Up to 93 per cent of cervical cancers in Australia could be prevented by a new HPV vaccination, and researchers hope one day vaccination will almost entirely eradicate the disease.
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Infertility calculator being developed to help breast cancer patientsResearchers at the Women’s are developing an online infertility calculator to help breast cancer patients understand how their treatment may affect their fertility.
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Miracle Mums Appeal: Pioneering procedure restores fertility for cancer survivorsWhen Jodie Wyers lost her fertility due to cancer, it was a newspaper story about Vali Creus, the world's first women to receive an ovarian tissue graft to her abdomen after cancer, that kept her hopes of motherhood alive.
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World first surgery at the Women’s restores fertilityVali Creus shares her story of being the first woman in the world to receive an ovarian tissue graft to her abdomen and give birth. She received her pioneering treatment at the Women's and Melbourne IVF.
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More women being tested for genetic cancers and undertaking risk reduction surgeryWomen diagnosed with ovarian cancer and their families are now being fast-tracked through genetic testing thanks to a change in the model of care, led by the Royal Women’s Gynaecology Oncology unit and Royal Melbourne Familial Cancer Centre.
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