Health professionals

Health professionals

Cancer Council Australia aims to support health professionals working in the field of cancer control.

Included in this section are a series of easy-to-read factsheets to help GPs and other health professionals advise their patients about cancer prevention, screening and diagnosis.

A directory of primary care resources has also been developed. The directory provides a single point of access to state, territory and national cancer resources.

The oncology education section is designed to assist medical students, doctors and other health professionals involved in the manangement of patients with cancer.

Also included in this section is information about current fellowships available, as well as the latest conferences and events of interest to health professionals.

Additional information for health professionals can be found on the website of our affiliated clinical partner, the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia, the peak national body representing health professionals working in cancer.

Clinical guidelines:

Clinical practice guidelines bring together the best available evidence to underpin scientifically-valid recommendations for the prevention and diagnosis of cancer and treatment of care of patients.

Cancer Council Australia's Clinical Guidelines Network (formerly Australian Cancer Network) has developed high standards of preparation and evaluation of guidelines for health professionals. Equally important, most guidelines have also prepared a condensed format for use in general practice and written for patients and non-clinical readers.

Cancer Council Australia is now moving towards developing and publishing online Clinical Practice Guideli..

Clinical Guidelines Network:

Cancer Council Australia's Clinical Guidelines Network (CGN) develops and disseminates high quality, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and management of cancer. It is a service provided by Cancer Council Australia to inform clinical practice and ultimately improve cancer management in Australia. In addition, CGN also produces evidence-based information targeted towards consumers. In order to achieve its mission, the CGN links clinical experts, professional bodies and societies with an interest in cancer.

Established in 1994, the CGN has 18 years of experience in producing cancer-related guidelines for the Australian health context.

More recently Cancer Council Australia has developed a web-based Guidelines wiki platform for developing, revising and publishing up-to-date online clinical practice guidelines. Unlike written guidelines wiki-based guidelines are constantly updated as new evidence becomes available and are linked to source abstracts and other evidence-based sites that add to the value of visiting the wiki site.

More than 70 interest groups, covering basic science through medical and nursing care to public health are associated with the Network. The Network collaborates with the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and many of these organisations to draw upon their members’ clinical expertise to produce clinical practice guidelines and meet its objectives.

Research:

Research is the key to finding answers to our questions about cancer - what causes cell damage, why cells turn cancerous, how cancer grows and spreads and how we can most effectively attack it.

State and territory Cancer Councils, which comprise the member bodies of Cancer Council Australia, are the major non-government sponsors of cancer research and related activities in Australia. Cancer Councils fund and conduct research that is based on scientific merit and competitive, peer-reviewed assessment to ensure the most judicious use of community fundraising, donations, bequests and merchandise sales.

In 2015, research grants through Cancer Councils totalled more than $70.5 million. Cancer Councils directly funded $48.1 million, with a further $22.4 million contributed by our research funding partners.

As well as research grants, a number of state and territory Cancer Councils operate epidemiological and behavioural research units that undertake research aimed at improving cancer prevention and detection

Genetics Directory:

Welcome to the Cancer Genetics Resource Directory.

The Cancer Genetics Resource Directory provides a list of Australian publications and resources for health professionals and members of the public interested in genetics to download.

The web-based family cancers directory includes information on types of family cancers, genetic testing, family cancer clinics and a searchable directory of resour

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How To Get Rid Of Strep Throat Fast And Without Antibiotics

 

A painful and inflamed throat is a good indication that you may have a strep infection.

Strep throat is very common and can happen to anyone, especially in children thirteen years and younger.

Fortunately, there are many effective natural ways to stave off and treat the infection.

Here are the best ones you can use. These natural remedies help soothe the pain, counter the inflammation, and attack the bacteria.

1. Honey

A staple ingredient in natural remedies, honey has very strong healing properties (1). When it comes to throat infections, drinking tea with lemon and honey will help improve your condition.

2. Apple Cider Vinegar

You probably already know about the many health benefits of consuming apple cider vinegar. But did you know that it could also be useful against strep throat?

Simply dilute ACV in a glass of warm water and gargle. Although the amount you use can vary from one person to another, using 1-3 teaspoons in 8 oz of water will usually be enough. You can choose to do 1/4 cup of ACV in 16 oz of water.

3. Cayenne pepper

Studies have shown that cayenne pepper is well absorbed by your skin. In fact, it’s often used in salves to treat muscle and joint pain.

The best way to use cayenne pepper is to apply it on your throat and on the swollen lymph nodes on your neck.

Cayenne Pepper Cream

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper


• half a cup of coconut oil or olive oil

Instructions:

1. Mix both ingredients in a glass bowl.


2. Apply directly on the skin.

4. Vitamin CAlthough vitamin C is widely known to cure scurvy, the vitamin can be taken to help combat viruses, stress, and promote health overall. Taking 1,000mg of quality vitamin C 3 times daily can produce amazing results, especially when combined with other solutions for treating strep throat. (source)

5. Essential Oils

Essential oils like thyme, lavender, lemon, lemongrass, grapefruit, sage and cinnamon can be extremely effective in the case of strep throat.

Due to their powerful antibacterial effects, these oils can be beneficial against internal bacterial infections.

In order to feel quick relief, add five drops of some essential oil to a bowl of steaming water. Drape a towel over your head and inhale the steam for a few minutes a few times a day.

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8 tips to have slim body (part 1)

8 tips to have slim body (part 1)

Set out your sneakers:

A recent FITNESS poll found that sneakers — with sports bras being a close second — are the piece of gear that is forgotten most often, foiling women’s workout plans. Clear that obstacle by, well, making them an obstacle in front of the door you exit in the a.m., suggests Diane Klein, PhD, chair of exercise and sports sciences at Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens. “Seeing them will remind you that you planned to exercise,” Klein says. For motivation to move, kicks are worth a thousand words.

Hit the metal before the pedal:

Instead of going from zero to 60 to sweat off the calories, consider this: Doing a quick sculpting routine pre-cardio could increase the amount of fat you melt. Exercisers in a study at the University of Tokyo who biked within 20 minutes of lifting weights tapped more of their fat stores than those who rested longer or didn’t tone at all.

The firm-then-burn order is also good for your heart: Arteries stiffen during resistance training, increasing blood pressure, but a cardio chaser such as a 20-minute run counteracts these effects and expedites your arteries’ return to normal, explains Rohit Arora, MD, chairman of cardiology at the Chicago Medical School. Plus, strength training “takes coordination and good technique, so you get more out of it if you come to it fresh,” says Kent Adams, PhD, director of the Exercise Physiology Lab at California State University, Monterey Bay. “Meanwhile, cardio is a rhythmic, low-skill activity that’s the easier of the two to do in a fatigued state,” Adams says.

Be an early bird to get the workout:

Lace up first thing and you’ll increase your odds of exercising today threefold. A study of 500 people at the Mollen Clinic, a preventive medicine and wellness center in Scottsdale, Arizona, found that 75 percent of those who worked out in the morning did so regularly, compared with just half the afternoon exercisers and a quarter of the post-work crowd. “At the beginning of the day, you have the fewest excuses for skipping exercise,” says clinic founder Arthur Mollen, DO. Not waking up early enough, of course, is the main one. “Limit using the snooze button to only five minutes so that you don’t fall into a deep sleep again,” Dr. Mollen advises. Bonus! You’ll go to work feeling focused: A recent study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that 20 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise improved concentration, reading comprehension, and cognitive function.

Push your pace, rev your metabolism:

Finished toning and ready to get sweaty? Gun it a bit for a bigger afterburn. “High-intensity exercise increases the release of growth hormones, which mobilize fat to be used as fuel, plus it causes your metabolism to stay elevated about 10 to 15 percent above its baseline, so you’re burning more fat for several hours post-workout,” says Arthur Weltman, PhD, director of the Exercise Physiology Laboratory at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. In other words, if you worked off 300 calories during your session, you’ll get a bonus burn of about 45 calories even after you’ve toweled off.

To net the effect, stick to a speed you consider challenging: In a 16-week study that Weltman conducted with obese women, those who worked out at what they felt was high intensity (a brisk walk or jog in most cases) three days a week and at low intensity for two whittled an inch and a half more from their waists than the low-intensity-only group. Or try alternating between sprinting (race walking, pedaling fast, swimming at top speed) for one minute and slowing down enough to recover for the next minute.

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8 tips to have slim body

8 tips to have slim body 

Take a power walk to beat a midday slump:

Call it the 20-20 rule: As little as 20 minutes of low-intensity aerobic activity such as walking can give you a 20 percent surge in energy, research at the University of Georgia in Athens finds. “It’s paradoxical: Many people assume that they’ll get tired from exercise. But the opposite actually happens,” says study author Patrick O’Connor, PhD, a professor of kinesiology. “We’re not certain what the biological mechanism is,” he says, “but indirect evidence suggests that brain chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin are altered and cause the improved energy.” Besides, that quick recharge just burned about 75 calories. Sure beats adding 250 spike-then-slump calories’ worth of Skittles.

Give up your seat to trim your bottom line:

Even regular exercisers could benefit from extra toning of their tosh, the largest muscle group in the body, which dozes all day at your desk job. “When you’re walking or running, it’s your hamstrings, hip flexors, and calf muscles that get the most work,” says FITNESS advisory board member Vonda Wright, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. “Unless you’re going uphill, your gluts don’t play a major role.” The good news? If you bailed on doing those butt-firming squats during your workout, you can easily sneak them in when your cube mate isn’t looking. Stand up from your chair, feet shoulder-width apart. Lower your bottom to the seat as though you’re going to sit, touchdown, and then spring up, squeezing your gluts as you straighten. Do three sets of 10 to 15 reps two or even three times throughout the day.

Go like Gumby:

Consistent stretching significantly decreases muscle soreness, according to a study at the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Health Services in Oslo. Skipped your stretches post exercise? Wind down with this 17-minute allover loosened from Jennifer Huberty, PhD, an exercise physiologist at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Warm up first with 5 minutes of brisk high-knee marching.

Toe-reach stretch (targets hamstrings, which remain shortened all day as you’re seated): Sit on the floor with your left leg straight in front of you, knee slightly bent, right leg bent out to the side and resting on the floor. Reach for your toes without bouncing and hold for 30 seconds; relax. Do 3 stretches, then switch legs and repeat.
Hip-flexor stretch (targets hips, which also are tight in desk jockeys): Lie face up on the floor with your left leg bent, left foot flat, and bend your right knee out to the side so your right ankle is crossed over and resting on the lower left thigh. Grasp your left thigh with both hands and pull it toward you until you feel a comfortable stretch in your right hip, glutes, and outer thigh. Hold for 30 seconds; switch legs and repeat. Do 3 stretches per side.

Side stretch (targets upper back and waistline): Stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Raise arms overhead and interlock fingers with palms facing up. Keeping your middle centered, hinge at the waist to the right; hold for 30 seconds. Return to center and reach up; hold for 30 seconds.
Switch sides; repeat. Do 3 stretches on each side.
Do the two-step:

When you opt for the stairs, go at them two at a time — as long as you’re not wearing heels. The quick bursts of power activate your legs’ fast-twitch muscle fibers, which burn more calories than slow-twitch fibers. Plus, you’ll be using a part of your muscles that commonly doesn’t get enough action. “Fast muscle cells are designed so you can jump far, kick hard, punch fast — moves that you call on less and less in modern society,” says Scott Mazzetti, PhD, a professor of exercise science at Salisbury University in Maryland. “But unfortunately it’s a use-them-or-lose-them situation, so it’s good to activate them regularly.”

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Ways to lose weight without dieting

Ways to lose weight without dieting

Ways to lose weight without dieting
Build muscle:

Our body burns calories even when we’re doing nothing. This resting metabolic rate is much higher in people with more muscle. Every pound of muscle uses about six calories a day just to sustain itself, while each pound of fat burns only two calories daily – a small difference that adds up over time. In addition, resistance training increases your daily metabolic rate.

Massage your tummy:
From indulging in guilt free pasta dishes, swapping your sugary
cereals for a fat-burning breakfast, to following the pattern of your
body clock, our no-diet weight-loss tips are clever and easy to follo

Cheat with a little bit of massage magic! Without changing her diet habits at all, and by simply massaging her stomach for a month, detox expert Margo Marrone said she felt, ‘less bloated’ and had, ‘some inch loss’. Try doing Margo’s mini massage every day, using gentle fingertip pressure. Begin at your left hip, then sweep across to the right. Move up to the lower right rib, across to the left rib and down to the left hip again to make a square-shaped movement around your navel. Repeat six times.

Eat an apple before each meal:
To curb the amount of calories you eat by a third (the necessary amount to see noticeable weight loss), scientists say snacking on an apple 15 minutes before each meal will decrease the calories you consume by about 15%.

Why? Apples are high in fibre which helps to dampen the appetite and make the body feel fuller. The result? You’ll eat a smaller plateful – and be less likely to reach for a sweet treat at the end of your meal as the apple’s natural sugar will also cut sweet cravings

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Foods to lose weight better

Foods to lose weight better

GREEN PACKAGE FROM THE DETOX KITCHEN:

If commuting is your only cardio then this 900-calorie-a-day plan will still leave you full of beans, literally. Enjoy vegetables for breakfast, lunch and dinner with juiced veggies as snacks in between. You’ll also receive a daily ginger shot to help fire up your sluggish metabolism.

Look forward to not worrying about hitting your five-a-day as you’ll do that and then some.

Make sure you treat this plan as your cue for an extended rest day: working out on 900 calories isn’t advisable.

Be ready for an education in your body’s hunger and fullness signals. If you’re normally a mindless eater, consider this your therapy.

FIT FOOD AT LOMAX:

Looking for a couture calorie plan that’s in sync with your sweat? Order your breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks from Chelsea’s gym-meets-grill. During a nutritional ‘Fitfood’ consultation the team plug your stats into one of the most advanced nutrition assessment programs on the market. From this, they design a meal plan to fuel your fitness. Each week the plan is recalculated to ensure your macros stay in-line with your lean muscle mass.

Look forward to not worrying about hitting your five-a-day as you’ll do that and then some.

Make sure you treat this plan as your cue for an extended rest day: working out on 900 calories isn’t advisable.

Be ready for an education in your body’s hunger and fullness signals. If you’re normally a mindless eater, consider this your therapy.

Make sure you ask for any ingredients you dislike to be excluded from the menu, which they will happily do free of charge.

Be ready to be pleasantly surprised by what’s in your daily bag. In a nutshell it’s like eating out for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

HONESTLY HEALTHY BALANCE BOX:

Head back to nature with Honestly Healthy and Balance Box. As you’d expect from the Queen of green the plan is Gluten Free, Wheat Free, Refined Sugar free and Cow’s dairy free. Perfect for anyone who wants to go cold turkey and we’re not talking about Christmas leftovers.

Look forward to chewing through 1200 calories per day with an emphasis on healthy grains and nutty snacks.

Make sure you cancel your order for a juicer. Each day begins with a Green Kale Smoothie that tastes of health. All the goodness, none of the faffy cleaning.

Be ready to snack. Yes, snack. In keeping with the name, sugar levels are kept balanced with fruit and nut snacks twice a day.

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