Geelong Medical & Health Group News

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Aiming for Zero Deaths

October 4 2024

Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) is observed every October to highlight the devastating impact of breast cancer on Australians. Every year, over 21,000 people—including around 200 men—are diagnosed, and more than 3,300 lose their lives to the disease. While advancements have raised the five-year survival rate from 76% to 92%, there is still work to...


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Be Breast Aware

October 5 2021

Finding breast cancer early provides the best chance of surviving the disease. Remember you don’t need to be an expert or use a special technique to check your breasts. Changes to look for include: a new lump or lumpiness, especially if it’s only in one breast a change in the size or shape of your breast a change to the nipple, such as crusting, ulcer, redness or inversion a nipple discharge that occurs without squeezing...


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Women 50-74 Years Are Invited For Free Breast Screening

October 27 2017

  Breast screening – It’s an invitation that could save your life The risk of breast cancer increases with age. The incidence of breast cancer is also increasing. That’s why the free breast screening program has now been expanded to include women up to 74 years of age. This could possibly detect an additional 600...


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