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Jessie Tubb has Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), a genetically inherited condition that increases her cancer risk and at age 35 she’s already been diagnosed with stomach and thyroid cancer, and had her large bowel removed.

This Hepatitis Awareness Week (22 - 28 July), health professionals in NSW want to connect more people with information and care that could prevent liver cancer.

Today, retired police officer Warwick Brown is enjoying spending time with family and travelling. Only a few years ago, however, pancreatic cancer was threatening to disrupt his future.

Hepatitis B rates in Aboriginal women are being dramatically reduced through vaccination, new research led by the University of NSW shows.

Gladys had a close bond with her mother, Franca. For Multicultural Health Week, she tells their story.

Improving outcomes from pancreatic cancer continues to pose a major challenge across the world, but Professor Minoti Apte is striving to make a difference.

New treatments are changing the future of hepatitis and liver cancer, but there’s a call for people across Australia to take action.

Over the past three decades the number of cases of pancreatic cancer in New South Wales has approximately doubled for males and nearly tripled for females. A similar pattern is observed for deaths from pancreatic cancer. In 2006, pancreatic cancer accounted for 2.2 per cent of all new cases of cancer. Pancreatic cancer accounted for 5.4 per cent of all cancer deaths and was the sixth most common cause of cancer mortality in New South Wales in 2006.

The NSW Government has today released a report that highlights the need to develop methods for diagnosing pancreatic cancer and new therapies to substantially improve survival of patients.