A new program hopes to lift the number of Indigenous Australians taking part in clinical cancer trials.

‘Empowered’:New project hopes to close this cancer gap

First Nations Australians are twice as likely to die of cancer,but are significantly less likely to participate in clinical trials. An Australia-first program hopes to change that.

  • Rachel Rasker

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Princess Catherine’s emotional reunion with children after gruelling mountain trek

Wearing a cap,T-shirt and red shorts,the Princess of Wales beamed and hugged family members,in pictures she shared after completing the Three Peaks Challenge in 24 hours.

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Ric Perna and his wife Stephanie Thomas.

Ric has terminal cancer. WorkSafe says he’s not sick enough for a fair payout

Ric Perna spent years at a factory making cancer-detection machines,unaware that a toxic workplace chemical was causing a terminal blood cancer to develop in his own body.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Jenny Piper has been told she has just months to live.

‘Now she’s home’:Jenny’s story resonated with thousands. Her family will remember the fun

Jenny Piper died of cancer this month. She was the first woman featured in this masthead’s medical misogyny investigation.

  • Emily Kaine
A still from the episode of Clarkson’s Farm in which Jeremy Clarkson reveals he has cancer.

‘It’s a no-brainer’:Jeremy Clarkson’s urgent health message as he delivers cancer update

The Clarkson’s Farm host revealed in recent episodes of the show that he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive” cancer.

  • Kayla Olaya
Commercial UV tanning services are illegal.

‘Do you have an appointment’:Inside a Sydney solarium’s panicked mid-raid pantomime

Operators of an illegal Sydney solarium allegedly tried to hoodwink police.

  • Kate Aubusson
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‘I felt completely alone’:Why no one is talking about this rare cancer

Nicola was the only woman in Brisbane with this particular gynaecological cancer at the time.

  • Elli Jacobs
Patricia Ilhan at her home in Brighton in 2012.

Melbourne philanthropist Patricia Ilhan dies after cancer battle

The rich-lister,philanthropist and fixture of Brighton and Portsea’s social set has died aged 62.

  • Fiona Byrne
A still from the episode of Clarkson’s Farm during the episode in which Jeremy Clarkson reveals he has cancer.

Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson reveals cancer diagnosis

The 66-year-old revealed the news in the latest episode of his Amazon series Clarkson’s Farm.

  • Kayla Olaya

One in 30 will experience it,but few people want to talk about bowel incontinence

For young Australians,living with bowel incontinence can come with shame and isolation. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

  • Lauren Ironmonger