New approach to destroying deadly brain tumours
A new strategy for treating brain tumours may extend or save the lives of patients…
Browsing: Head and Neck Cancers
Counting the cost of brain radiotherapy
Radiation therapy (RT) using high-energy particles, like x-rays or electron beams, is a common and…
Five years before brain cancer diagnosis, changes detectable in blood
Changes in immune activity appear to signal a growing brain tumour five years before symptoms…
ASCO 2017: Two combination therapies shrink melanoma brain metastases in more than half of patients
High response rates to a pair of combination therapies point to potentially new options for…
ASCO 2017: HPV Vaccination May Reduce Oral HPV Infections – But Still Under-Utilized
In one of the first large studies to explore the possible impact of HPV vaccination…
Cold virus, stem cells tested to destroy deadly brain cancer
A first-of-a-kind neural stem cell therapy that works with a common cold virus to seek…
Scientists to test Zika virus on brain tumours
UK scientists will test whether the Zika virus can destroy brain tumour cells, potentially leading…
Australian researchers pioneer life-extending treatment for advanced melanoma patients with brain tumours
Australian researchers are the first to demonstrate that patients with advanced melanoma which has spread…
First study of oncolytic HSV-1 in children & young adults with cancer indicates safety and tolerability
HSV1716 – an oncolytic herpes simplex virus-1 – has been studied in adults via injection…
Explainer: what is cancer radiotherapy and why do we need proton beam therapy?
Paul Keall, University of Sydney In last night’s federal budget, the government dedicated up to…