Cancer

A discussion on what is known about cancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, including a summary of literature on Indigenous childhood cancer around the world. Future areas of research and clinical advances are outlined.

Alexandra Truong · Kayla Williams‐Tucker (Ngarluma, Wongutha, Wudjari Noongar) · Ahmi Narkle (Whadjuk Goreng Noongar) · Eden Slicer (Gundungurra) · Jessica‐Elise Chapman (Kamilaroi, Bundjalung) · Jessica Lawler · Rishi S Kotecha · Hetal Dholaria · Justine R Clark (Adnyamathanha) · Alex Brown (Yuin) · Raelene Endersby · Nicholas G Gottardo · Jessica Buck (Kamilaroi)

The transition from film to digital mammography may have increased the detection of indolent cancers

Rachel Farber · Nehmat Houssami · Kevin McGeechan · Alexandra L Barratt · Katy JL Bell

A 50-year-old man presented with one week of progressive dyspnoea, abdominal pain and malaise, together with one month of enlarging capillary haemangiomas

Katherine J Punshon · Anugrah Chrispal

Discussion of a more evidence-based approach to skin checks, including who to target for skin checks, what type of skin check, how often, the clinical setting, and resources, costs and quality frameworks

Linda K Martin · Pascale Guitera · Georgina V Long · Richard A Scolyer · Anne E Cust

A 64-year-old man of European descent presented to a tertiary hospital in the Northern Territory with a four-week history of fevers, headaches, coughing and dyspnoea

Sara Davison · Tanmay Kanitkar · Dimitrios Menouhos · Thomas Ewin · Catherine S Marshall · Peter Boan · Sonja Janson

The recent decline in melanoma incidence in younger Australians is only partially explained by migration patterns

Anne E Cust · Richard A Scolyer AO · Georgina V Long AO

Migration may have reduced the incidence of melanoma among younger Australians, but social changes may also have contributed

David C Whiteman · Rachel E Neale · Peter Baade · Catherine M Olsen · Nirmala Pandeya

Key action measures to help address disparities in hepatocellular carcinoma incidence and mortality in First Nations Australians

Jessica Howell · Troy Combo · Paula Binks · Kylie Bragg · Sarah Bukulatjpi · Kirsty Campbell · Paul J Clark · Melissa Carroll · Jane Davies · Teresa de Santis · Kate R Muller · Bella Nguyen · John K Olynyk · Nicholas Shackel · Patricia C Valery · Alan J Wigg · Jacob George · Stuart K Roberts

Increasing out- of- pocket health care expenses, particularly for people with cancer, are clearly concerning, especially if they compromise the care of those who are unable to pay

Colin Williams · Peter Gibbs

High out-of-pocket expenses can restrict access to health care for people with limited financial resources, especially those with cancer

David E Goldsbury · Philip Haywood · Alison Pearce · Louisa G Collins · Deme Karikios · Karen Canfell · Julia Steinberg · Marianne F Weber

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should define safety, benefit and sovereignty in precision cancer medicine research for their communities

Justine R Clark (Adnyamathanha) · Jessica Buck (Kamilaroi) · Amanda Richards‐Satour (Adnyamathanha and Barngarla) · Louise Lyons (Jaadwa) · Alex Brown (Yuin)

Addressing the ethical implications helps physician and patient engagement with AI in supportive cancer care

Ian N Olver

Thanks to the families’ willingness to donate tissues of their child’s tumour, new clinical trials are exploring novel therapies for the treatment of DIPG

Santosh Valvi · Neevika Manoharan · Marion K Mateos · Timothy EG Hassall · David S Ziegler · Geoffrey B McCowage · Matthew D Dun · David D Eisenstat · Nicholas G Gottardo · Jordan R Hansford

Enhancing symptomatic cancer diagnosis requires GP-appropriate guidelines and tools that reflect a generalist approach to diagnosis

Brent Venning · Jon D Emery