Publications – NCARD

Study reveals asbestos blind spot in lung cancer screening may cost lives

Asbestos Review Program, News, Publications

3 months ago

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Written by Laura Thomas. New Curtin University research has found Australians exposed to asbestos could be falling through the cracks of lung cancer screening programs. The study, published in Occupational…

Australia’s lung cancer screening promise at risk, Curtin researcher warns

Asbestos Review Program, News, Publications

7 months ago

Written by Laura Thomas. Australia’s new National Lung Cancer Screening Program could dramatically improve survival rates for the nation’s deadliest cancer – but only if urgent investment is made to…

NCARD researchers discover blood markers that may predict mesothelioma treatment success

News, Publications

2 years ago

NCARD researchers discover blood markers that may predict mesothelioma treatment success

A groundbreaking study by researchers at the National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases (NCARD), The Kids Research Institute and the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research has identified blood markers…

Trial increases survival rates for mesothelioma patients

News, Publications

3 years ago

A breakthrough clinical trial has found that combining a new drug with chemotherapy treatment improved survival rates of malignant mesothelioma patients. The study, published in JAMA Oncology, was led by…