Pathology Explained

Our top 5 pathology moments of 2016

We met 9-year-old Bridgette, a budding haematologist on her way to NASA. At the age of 8 Bridgette asked for a microscope for Christmas a
New breakthroughs

World-first screening trial for genes linked to breast and ovarian cancers

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is going to be undertaking a world-first screening trial to determine how many women out of a participatin
Pathology Explained

“Kids are doing better and we’re saving lives”: how Australia has led the world in newborn screening

More than half the babies born in the world today still receive no screening. It’s a sad figure, but in Australia, we have an excellent sc
Pathology Explained

What is the answer to ethical concerns regarding genetic research?

In 2014 Associate Professor Nik Zeps, renowned genetic pathologist and Pathology Awareness Australia ambassador, delivered a Ted Talk on t
New breakthroughs

Liquid biopsies providing hope in fight against biggest cancer killer in Australia

Personalised medicine has revolutionised cancer care. Using pathology to test the genetic characteristics of a cancer, doctors can determine
New breakthroughs - Pathology Explained

DNA mapping: towards “A universal cancer test”

The chances are you’ve seen a headline over the last month along the lines of “Universal cancer test breakthrough”. But what is the te
New breakthroughs

Time and money – how genetic testing improves targeted treatment for bowel cancer

Cancer treatment has made enormous progress in the last decade and continues to move forward at a rapid pace as scientists learn more about
Real-life stories

“Thanks to pathology my little girl is now an amazing young woman”

Karyn Synnott, a mother of two from Hobart, knows that without pathology, her daughter Ashlee would not have been able to manage her Cystic
Real-life stories

Brave Ben beat bowel cancer and now wants to be a doctor himself

Sydney based Ben Bravery was diagnosed with bowel cancer at just 28 years old. In September 2010, Ben was living in China when he first exp
Pathology Explained

‘In-gene-ious’ – the future of pathology is in our DNA

The area of genetics has hit the headlines recently with much excitement and debate around the potential for gene editing to do a variety of