Concern for pathologists as chronic kidney disease affects one in four Australians living with diabetes
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A recent report released by Diabetes Australia1 shows a significant rise in diabetes-related kidney disease and the impacts it is having on both patients and the healthcare system, with one in four (330,000 people) living with diabetes being affected. According to Diabetes Australia, 10,249 Australians living with diabetes are now undergoing kidney replacement therapy, including dialysis, each year. More than 1.5 million Australians live with diabetes, which can lead to serious complications including kidney disease. With diabetes patients on dialysis accounting for approximately 5% of all hos ..read more
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Reproductive carrier screening becomes accessible to all Australians
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Pathology Awareness Australia says new Medicare items covering reproductive carrier screening increase access to carrier testing, allowing individuals and couples more reproductive choices and saving heartache for many Australian families. Following the announcement by the Medicines Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) in 2022, people who are planning to start a family will now have expanded access to genetic carrier screening, which began in November 2023. This testing provides people with crucial information that can significantly impact their reproductive choices. The three conditions covered ..read more
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Fiji fights cervical cancer with the help of Australian pathology volunteers
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Australian pathology volunteers travelled to Fiji in August 2023 to undertake a ground-breaking cervical screening and testing initiative known as the Pacific Island Cervical Cancer Screening Initiative (PICCSI). PICCSI employs self-collected human papillomavirus (HPV) testing for Fijian women, to rapidly detect the virus that causes the majority of cervical cancers via point-of-care PCR testing. Test results are returned within 45 minutes, showing whether a patient is HPV positive for a high-risk type of HPV. For those who test positive and require treatment, this can be provided on the same ..read more
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Pathologists urge Australians with family history of breast, ovarian and prostate cancer to know their risk
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Pathologists are urging Australians at high risk of breast, ovarian and prostate cancer to be aware of their family history and get appropriate genetic testing if needed. Breast and ovarian cancers are two common types of cancer affecting women in Australia. Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer among women, with an estimated 20,000 new cases expected to be diagnosed in 2023. Ovarian cancer is less common but more deadly, with a five-year survival rate of only 49%. Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer across Australia, and it is estimated that one in six men will receive a diagn ..read more
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Regular health checks encouraged for those living with diabetes
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1y ago
People living with diabetes are being encouraged to keep up to date with regular health checks following a recent Lancet study detailing an alarming 11 per cent increase in the mortality rate in people living with diabetes in the UK during 2020-2021. The study looked at a 15-week period in 2020-2021 and compared pre-pandemic mortality rates with an equivalent period in 2019, accounting exclusively for non-COVID-related deaths. There were 30,118 non-COVID-19-related deaths in people with diabetes in the 2021 period compared to 27,132 deaths in the 2019 period, representing an 11% increase ..read more
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Pathologists concerned as only 27% of those aged 70-74 took part in a cervical screening last year
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by fifi
1y ago
Pathologists continue to encourage Australians, with focus on older women, to catch up on cervical screening tests, as national data shows screening participation is lowest in the 70-74 age group. Cervical screening participation among those with a cervix The National Cervical Screening Program monitoring report 2021 from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows that over the 3-year period 2018-2020 only 56% of eligible people took part in cervical screening tests.1 The highest participation rate was for those aged 45-49 at 61%, but for those aged 65-69 participation was 55 ..read more
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Are you at risk of bowel cancer? Signs, symptoms and who should get tested
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by Annette Stenhouse
1y ago
Bowel cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia and the second leading cause of cancer-related death. The awareness campaign for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month happens in June each year and offers a stark reminder of the importance of early intervention and regular testing, including the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. According to the Cancer Council, about 15,500 Australians are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year, and although it is most common in people over 50, it can develop at any age. Bowel cancer claims the lives of 5,255 people a year. Bowel cancer typi ..read more
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Cervical cancer screening low in young women, risking rise in preventable cancers
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by Annette Stenhouse
1y ago
Pathology Awareness Australia is urging Australians to catch up on cervical screening tests as national data shows screening participation is low, particularly in the 25-29 age group. The National Cervical Screening Program monitoring report 2021 from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows that of those invited for a screening test during 2020, only 20 per cent completed the test within 12 months1. In the 25-29 age group, only 12 per cent of those invited to screen had their test. The report estimates that overall only 62% of eligible people participated in the cervical sc ..read more
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Pathologists concerned underreporting of positive RATs will skew public health data
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by Annette Stenhouse
2y ago
Since the use of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) became widespread in Australia, the public’s responsibility over reporting positive COVID-19 RATs is concerning pathologists. In most cases, Rapid Antigen Tests are being completed in home settings meaning responsibility is placed on the patient to ensure their positive infection is recorded and reflected in Australia’s healthcare data. This is the first time that the public have been given this duty. Before the pandemic, recording of specific communicable diseases was managed by healthcare professionals and pathology laboratories through the Nationa ..read more
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What is telepathology?
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by Matt Cullen
2y ago
How does telepathology work? Telepathology is the term given to practising pathology from a distance, and involves the electronic transfer of digital pathology images for the purposes of diagnosis, education, and research. Digital pathology is a subfield of pathology where pathologists are able to analyse and diagnose disease through the use of information generated from digitised specimen slides. History of telepathology The word was first coined by academic pathologist Dr Ronald S. Weinstein M.D., in 1986 in reference to remote pathology diagnostics services in the form of a dynamic-rob ..read more
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