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One-off PSA screening for prostate cancer does not save lives
Inviting men with no symptoms to a one-off PSA test for prostate cancer does not…
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Elimination of cervical cancer in Australia in sight
Cervical cancer could be effectively eliminated within the next 40 years, with Australia set to…
Familial breast cancer not only inherited genetically, finds new study
Mutations in known breast cancer genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 are identified in only…
First comparison of common breast cancer tests finds varied accuracy of predictions
Commercially-available prognostic breast cancer tests show significant variation in their abilities to predict disease recurrence,…
Self-sampling identifies twice as many women at risk of cervical cancer
Using self-sampling followed by HPV testing, more than twice as many women at risk of…
Prevalence of routine breast cancer screening practices among migrant-Australian women
Despite increased awareness of the prevalence of breast cancer and importance of early detection, a…
‘Liquid biopsy’ can help predict outcomes in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer
A clinically relevant “liquid biopsy” test can be used to profile cancer genomes from blood…
New, simple blood tests for prostate cancer
Imagine if a blood test could show whether a tumour is responding to treatment, without…
Researchers build tiny DNS nanorobots to block cancer growth
Scientists have successfully designed tiny nanorobots made of DNA and protein that can be targeted…
New Gardasil 9 vaccine boosts teens’ protection from HPV and cervical cancer by 23%
Suzanne Marie Garland, The Royal Women’s Hospital As 12 and 13-year-old boys and girls start…