It’s all relative: how to understand cancer risk
Ian Olver, University of South Australia Absolute risk is the risk of developing a cancer…
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Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder linked to Ovarian Cancer: Expert’s Response
By Rachael Babin. A US jury has awarded $72 million to the family of a…
Type 1 diabetes associated with increased risk of some cancer types
New research reveals that type 1 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of various…
Researchers make groundbreaking discovery – using skin cells to kill cancer
In a first for medical science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pharmacy researchers…
Omega-3 fatty acids may lower breast cancer risk in postmenopausal obese women
Omega-3 fatty acids may lower the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal obese women, according…
Ovarian Cancer: Peter Mac Investigates ‘Exceptional Survivors’
Peter Mac researchers are part of an international effort to understand why some women become…
Clinical trials for childhood cancer drugs are critical, but parents don’t always understand what they are signing up for
Laura Sedig, University of Michigan and Raymond Hutchinson, University of Michigan. Each week in the…
What are the benefits and harms of cancer screening?
Screening for cancer has many obvious benefits – you’re preventing cancer or catching it early.…
Study shows likely overuse of PET scans to detect recurrence in lung & oesophageal cancers
Use of positron emission tomography (PET) showed no association with two-year survival in lung and…
Tumour detecting sensors to reduce follow-up cancer surgery
By Andrew Spence. Tiny sensors that can detect the spread of cancer through the lymphatic system…