Cancer Australia

On 18 April 2010, research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition prompted media coverage regarding an association between use of multivitamins and breast cancer risk.

On 9 February, research published in the British Medical Journal examined the impact of a particular class of anti-depressants on the effectiveness of tamoxifen, prompting media coverage on the issue.

On 12 November, a Melbourne trial investigating the possibility of breast regrowth following mastectomy using tissue engineering gained significant media coverage.

On 3-4 September, several television news programs reported Australian research linking the human papillomavirus (HPV) with breast cancer. HPV has been identified as a cause of the majority of cervical cancer cases and is the target of the Australian-discovered HPV vaccine.

On Monday 3 August 2009, research findings from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute received extensive coverage in media outlets including The Age and ABC Radio.

On Saturday 11 July, 2009, several news outlets, including the Weekend Australian and the Today Show on Saturday, featured stories about the over-diagnosis of breast cancer through mammography screening. The stories arose from a paper published in the British Medical Journal, which claims one in three breast cancers detected through population screening programs is ‘over-diagnosed’.

The Weekend Australian article Help for lymphoedema sufferers (27 June 2009) highlights the burden of secondary lymphoedema in Australia – including both the physical and psychosocial impact of the condition.