Handheld ‘pen’ may bring real-time cancer diagnosis to surgeons’ fingertips
Scientists have developed a handheld probe capable of non-destructively distinguishing between tumours and healthy tissue…
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Some women may benefit from delaying breast reconstruction following mastectomy
Some patients with a combination of risk factors, such as being obese and having diabetes…
Latest research shows surgery for early stage prostate cancer doesn’t save lives
By Ian Haines, Monash University From the 1980s, when prostate screening became available, many men…
Microscope can scan tumours during surgery and examine cancer biopsies in 3-D
When women undergo lumpectomies to remove breast cancer, surgeons try to remove all the cancerous…
New practice-changing research will reduce the need for major surgery in many melanoma patients
New findings from a large international clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine…
Simple post-surgery step significantly reduces bladder cancer recurrence
Flushing the bladder with a common chemotherapy drug after a cancerous tumour is surgically removed…
Breast-conserving surgery safer thanks to magnetic MaMaLoc technology
The Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital in Amsterdam and the University of Twente have developed a…
Researchers identify immunotherapy targets in early-stage lung cancer
Immunotherapy, which has achieved remarkable results in late-stage lung cancer patients, can also hold great…
Streamlined education gives women confidence and support on breast cancer genetic testing
Gabrielle Dunlevy, UNSW A streamlined model of education can be used to offer genetic testing…
Implanted scaffold with T cells rapidly shrinks tumours
Cellular therapy hasn’t had much success in fighting solid tumours, partly because it’s been difficult…