1. Asparagus found to have anti-cancer properties. A new study published in the Indian Journal of Pharmacology found asparagus contains certain compounds that have substantial anticancer properties. Researchers tested the compounds, known as shatavarins, on test tubes of human breast,
How to beat melanoma, by Mike Rosenthal I am not a doctor. I am the husband of a stage 4 melanoma survivor and my belief is that while melanoma is scary, especially at later stages, it is also something you can beat. While my wife was fighting strong and hard, I did hours and hours of
Welcome to Melanoma Institute Australia’s Autumn Newsletter With the amazing success of Melanoma March, developments in clinical trials, the launch of an exciting education initiative, inspiring community fundraising, new Fellowships in melanoma education and so much more, you
The Federal Government is in negotiations with the makers of Yervoy to get it listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The drug was approved for Australian use by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee in November last year. It is already subsidised in more than a d
I am currently in Townsville giving various talks to raise awareness of melanoma and to be the guest speaker at a Mothers day morning tea ” A Tea party to remember ” tomorrow morning (Sunday) at The Venue. I fly back home Monday, after being here for 6 days. I am in Townsv
Earlier last month April 15 I met with opposition leader Tony Abbott’s office https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/photo.php?fbid=10151332393591627&set=a.144516656626.122219.79942421626&type=1&theater to push for a ban on solariums around Australia. It was a good posi
Cider Vinegar “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” (the dentist too!) -is an oft quotation which should not be considered as just an obsolete “Old Wives Tale”, as there is more than meets the eye in these axioms of yore. Apples are among the most health-givin
The following is the first positive article I read back in 2008 about a lady who beat stage 4 Melanoma. Ginny Fraser, 45, lives in London and works as a personal development facilitator, running courses round the world in places as diverse as Siberia, Israel and Brazil. She recently w