Test shown to improve accuracy in identifying precancerous pancreatic cysts
In a proof-of-concept study, an international scientific team led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center…
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Can vapes save the world from smoking?
By Simon Usborne, Mosaic Science Karl Erik Lund first puffed on a cigarette at a party…
A simple text could make the difference between life and death
A Ph.D. researcher from the University of South Australia is testing whether smartphone text messages…
Prostate cancer urine test shows who needs treatment and when
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital have…
Women in Global Oncology
As the world evolves so does the role of women as leaders and inspirational forces…
LGBTI adolescents and young adults with cancer: Can we do better?
A new systemic review of the literature has shown a clear gap in the understanding…
De-escalating breast cancer therapy; can some patients be spared chemotherapy?
About one of every five breast cancers presents with high levels of HER2 proteins. Known…
New research gives hope in the fight against pancreatic cancer
Mariano Barbacid, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas CNIO Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common…
A generation of Canadian children was given radiation treatment and never warned of the cancer risks
Itai Bavli, University of British Columbia On February 9, 2001, the Vancouver Sun published an…
Why plants don’t die from cancer
Stuart Thompson, University of Westminster Chernobyl has become a byword for catastrophe. The 1986 nuclear…