Lung cancer
Carol raced to hospital with a kidney stone. Then doctors found something much worse
A growing number of Australians are at risk of these types of cancers. But experts say research spending doesn’t match the scale of the problem.
- Broede Carmody
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Have more sex and replace your stove: The simple, everyday ways to reduce cancer risk, according to doctors
Eating fibre, replacing gas stoves and regular ejaculation are just some of the ways cancer experts are reducing their risk of developing the potentially deadly disease.
- Henrietta Cook and Broede Carmody
The ‘unworthy’ cancer with a terrible survival rate and the program seeking to change it
It’s Australia’s most lethal cancer. It kills more women and men every year than breast and prostate cancer combined. But it remains deeply stigmatised.
- Liam Mannix
- Exclusive
- ABC
At least four ABC employees die from asbestos exposure
Many more are believed to have been exposed to the deadly substance at the broadcaster’s old studios in Elsternwick and the CBD.
- Henrietta Cook
Lifestyle and the ‘lag effect’: What’s causing the rise of early onset cancer
Since 1990, cancer in people aged 18 to 49 has increased by 80 per cent worldwide. But why?
- Sarah Berry
- Opinion
- Sydney asbestos crisis
Why asbestos mulch crisis is just the tip of a lethal iceberg
If we are to be free of this health scourge, all asbestos must be removed from our built environment and safely disposed of.
- Matt Peacock
- Analysis
- Science
I live in a notorious truck hotspot. Should I move?
Most of the time I feel lucky to live where I do. But there is a catch.
- Aisha Dow
Eddie was a welder for 48 years. It ended up killing him
Much like asbestos and silica dust, welding fumes are thought to cause repeated inflammation of lung cells which can lead to the development of cancer.
- Angus Thomson
- Exclusive
- Cancer
World-first initiative brings hope for ‘death sentence’ patients
More than 20,000 Australians with cancer will have their DNA sequence mapped, allowing them access to previously unattainable life-saving treatment.
- Laura Banks
- Explainer
- The Dust of Death
What is silicosis? Is it the ‘new asbestosis’?
Silicosis is the oldest occupational lung disease in the world, but there has been a surge in cases. What is it, and how big is the problem?
- Angus Thomson