National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) is Australia's national authority and information source on breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Funded by the Australian Government, NBOCC works in partnership with health professionals, cancer organisations, researchers, governments and those diagnosed to improve outcomes in breast and ovarian cancer. More about NBOCC »
April 2009
Closing the gap
As part of its commitment to 'closing the gap' in breast cancer outcomes for Indigenous women, NBOCC is working in collaboration with Indigenous leaders, communities and networks to promote the importance of early detection in surviving breast cancer.
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17 April 2009
MRI rebate update
The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing has made a minor amendment to its item descriptor for Medicare item 63464. The updated item descriptor clarifies that the new Medicare rebate for use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the surveillance and diagnosis of women under 50 years of age at high risk of developing breast cancer applies to
asymptomatic women.
The breast MRI questions and answers document is also now available on the Department's website.
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25 February 2009
‘The Change’ comes too soon for young ovarian cancer patients
NBOCC has launched a new online resource to help these young women cope with the physical and emotional impact of treatment-induced early menopause... more »
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To reduce mortality and improve the wellbeing of those diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer.
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