Gabriella Rogers

2 months ago | 9news.com.au | Gabriella Rogers

A new project has been launched to ensure Australians battling sarcoma don't miss out on promising new anti-cancer treatments. Sarcoma is considered a rare cancer but 2650 new cases were forecast last year. "The five year survival rate today for sarcoma patients in general is about 65%, meaning that 35 per cent of people diagnosed will go on to lose their lives," said Professor David Thomas, Director of Centre of Molecular Biology UNSW and Omico founder.

Nov 17, 2024 | 9news.com.au | Gabriella Rogers

A Sydney mum who has to use her superannuation to access a drug for ovarian cancer says not enough is being done to improve survival rates. "I feel like I have a responsibility to scream and shout loudly about it and say 'hey, this is killing women in Australia'," Vanja Wilson, 39, said. Wilson was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer in May after her initial symptom, a golf ball-sized lump on her abdomen, was dismissed.

Jan 31, 2024 | 9news.com.au | Gabriella Rogers

Researchers are developing a way of predicting the best treatment for patients afflicted with Australia's second-biggest cancer killer. They've used tumour samples from advanced bowel cancer patients to grow 3D models in a lab that can test different types of therapies. "Basically, there's hundreds of these little organoids growing and we can try different drugs, we can try different drugs at different doses," medical oncologist and WEHI researcher, Professor Peter Gibbs, said.

Nov 23, 2023 | 9news.com.au | Gabriella Rogers

Hay fever sufferers in New South Wales have been warned to keep on top of their treatment as the pollen threat lingers well into the new year. Experts say this year's spring pollen season started extremely early due to the warmer winter months. "Overall it has been a heavier pollen season than we've seen for a while," Professor Connie Katelaris, Immunology and Allergy at Western Sydney University, said.

Oct 26, 2023 | 9news.com.au | Gabriella Rogers

When Jack Channells was asked to give a painting quote at the home of a melanoma survivor, the chance meeting may have been life-saving. Jack, 32, who has a painting business, visited the home of Jay Allen several weeks ago, not knowing his extensive advocacy work in skin cancer prevention. "As I was about to leave he asked me what I had at the back of my neck," said Jack. "I said mate, is that paint at the back of your neck, black paint?