Explainer: what is nanomedicine and how can it improve childhood cancer treatment?
Maria Kavallaris, Children’s Cancer Institute; Joshua McCarroll, UNSW, and Thomas P Davis, Monash University A…
Browsing: GI Cancers
Where body fat is carried can predict cancer risk
Scientists have found that carrying fat around your middle could be as good an indicator…
Overweight boys at greater risk of colon cancer as adults, but losing weight may modify risk
New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Porto, Portugal (17-20 May) suggests…
Tomato extract fights stomach cancer – ripe for further study
The use of tomato should be explored to develop supportive strategies against gastric cancer, researchers…
Scientists precisely date cancer and unearth secrets about what could help make it deadly
Scientists have put precise timings on the history of a patient’s cancer for the first…
Study examines ‘watch-and-wait’ approach for people with rectal cancer
A study published today suggests that a select group of patients with rectal cancer who…
Researchers discover a potential new target for cancer treatment
Dr. Florian Weinberg, from Prof. Dr. Tilman Brummer’s research group at the Institute of Molecular…
How gut bacteria change cancer drug activity
The activity of cancer drugs changes depending on the types of microbes living in the…
Research paves way for improved colorectal cancer test
The type of bacteria in your gut may help diagnose colorectal cancer. Researchers at Baylor…
Second cancers deadlier in young patients
Second cancers in children and adolescents and young adults (AYA) are far deadlier than they…