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Leukaemia Drug Found to Stimulate Immunity Against Many Cancer Types
A class of drug currently being used to treat leukaemia has the unexpected side-effect of…
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New research could provide key to overcoming resistance to HER2 targeted cancer treatments
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made a significant discovery of a new biomarker which…
Estimated risk of breast cancer increases as red meat intake increases
Higher red meat intake in early adulthood might be associated with an increased risk of…
Researchers Discover New Form of Cancer
Potentially disfiguring facial tumour caused by chromosomal chimera This is the story of two perfectly…
SA researchers discover ‘paradigm shifting’ approach to leukaemia treatment
In a study led by the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and the University…
Melbourne research gives breakthrough hope on men avoiding prostate surgery
Source: Herald Sun – Grant McCarthur. Men with prostate cancer have new hope of avoiding…
‘Quadrapeutics’ works in preclinical study of hard-to-treat tumours
Source: Rice University – Jade Boyd. Photo: D. Lapotko and E. Lukianova-Hleb/Rice University Animal tests show…
New treatment helps young women preserve their fertility during chemotherapy
A landmark global randomised clinical trial has shown inducing temporary ‘hibernation’ of the ovaries of…
Weight loss surgery also safeguards obese people against cancer
Weight loss surgery might have more value than simply helping morbidly obese people to shed…
Adding lapatinib to adjuvant trastuzumab does not improve outcomes in early stage HER2-positive breast cancer
Findings from a large phase III study, ALTTO (Adjuvant Lapatinib and/or Trastuzumab Treatment Optimisation), suggest…