Children's Cancer Institute Australia

Exploring health anxiety among healthcare professionals: a scoping review and exploratory quantitative summary of health anxiety findings

Health anxiety (HA) is characterised by an excessive fear or preoccupation with illness, often accompanied by a persistent belief in having a serious condition, despite medical reassurance. Among those affected, HA can significantly impact mental and physical wellbeing. While HA...

Mechanosensitive Stanniocalcin-1 Suppresses Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Attenuates Experimental Pulmonary Hypertension

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is driven by progressive vascular remodeling, particularly smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation. Current combination vasodilator therapies have markedly improved outcomes; however, prognosis remains poor in subgroups...

Advanced Materials for Biologics Delivery to Brain Tumors

ABSTRACT Brain cancer remains a major global health challenge due to its high morbidity and mortality. Current standard therapies are often limited by incomplete tumor resection, systemic toxicity, and the inability to effectively penetrate the blood‐brain barrier (BBB), which re...

Beyond Knowledge Transfer: Caregivers’ Evolving Medication Information Needs Across Paediatric Oncology Treatment

AIM: To identify and describe the medication information needs and preferences of caregivers of children with cancer, and the factors that support or impede those needs being met. DESIGN: Qualitative descriptive study guided by reflexive thematic analysis. METHODS: Between Novemb...