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How cancer metastasis happens: Researchers reveal a key mechanism
Cancer metastasis, the migration of cells from a primary tumour to form distant tumours in…
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Female night shift workers may have increased risk of common cancers
Night shift work was associated with women having an increased risk of breast, skin, and…
Saliva test aims to detect HPV throat cancers
A QUT researcher is developing a simple saliva test to detect Human papilloma virus (HPV)…
Specific microbes in digestive tract can boost melanoma immunotherapy success
In the Jan. 5, 2018 issue of Science, researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine show…
How alcohol damages DNA and increases cancer risk
Scientists have shown how alcohol damages DNA in stem cells, helping to explain why drinking…
New study reveals the factors that influence bowel cancer screening participation
A new, Australian-first study by Cancer Council NSW has shed light on the factors that…
Contrast-enhanced digital mammography comparable to breast MRI after therapy or chemo
Contrast-enhanced digital mammography is comparable to breast MRI in evaluating residual breast cancer after neoadjuvant…
SABCS 2017: Increasing the dose intensity of chemotherapy may lower the risk of breast cancer recurrence and death
Increasing the dose intensity of chemotherapy by either shortening the intervals between the cycles or…
Genetic link found between the immune system and lymphoma
People who inherit genetic changes which alter the function of their immune system are at…
How does chemotherapy among men affect the health of subsequent generations?
How do cancer and cancer treatments affect the reproductive function of men? Can this affect…