Clumped cancer cells spread more efficiently through the body than lone ones
By Mohit Kumar Jolly, Rice University. Clumped cancer cells: new research indicates cancer cells are…
Monthly Archives: November, 2014
Book Review: P53: The Gene That Cracked the Cancer Code
By Sue Armstrong – The Guardian. Hopes surround the protein that suppresses tumours – but…
Clinical trial to target ovarian and breast cancers
The Australian first Women’s Health, Creating Change trial will focus on women’s reproductive cancers, such as ovarian,…
Electrical Scalp Device Can Slow Progression of Deadly Brain Tumours
By Denise Grady – New York Times. An electrical device glued to the scalp can…
Wide variation found in quality and content of clinical rectal cancer guidelines
What’s the best way to treat rectal cancer? Consult any of five top clinical guidelines for…
Want to raise colon cancer screening rates? Run a lottery
A lottery could be an effective means of getting people engaged in potentially lifesaving colon…
Shisha smoke exposure doubles dangerous benzene uptake linked to leukaemia
Shisha smokers and nonsmokers exposed to shisha smoke at social events in shisha lounges had…
Next generation biomarker detects tumour cells and delivers anti-cancer drugs
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have invented a unique biomarker with two exceptional functions.…
Possibilities for personalised vaccines revealed at ESMO Symposium
The possibilities for personalised vaccines in all types of cancer are revealed today in a…
New model of follow up for breast cancer patients
Public health researchers from the University of Adelaide have evaluated international breast cancer guidelines, finding…