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March is Endometriosis Awareness Month

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, a common inflammatory disease affecting nearly 1 million Australians. According to the Federal government, Endometriosis costs the nation around 9.7 billion dollars annually. On average, it  takes approximately 7 years to get officially diagnosed with the condition. Image: Image Credit: Pexels/ Nadezhda Moryak Produced By: Eduardo Jordan, and Diana Rankine …

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Understanding Lynch Syndrome

Lynch syndrome is a hereditary genetic condition, giving those who have the condition a higher chance of developing certain cancers across their lifetime. The condition is usually only found if people undergo genetic testing, and according to The Cancer Council of Victoria, around 90 per cent of people who have Lynch syndrome don’t know they …

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