Fluciclovine PET/CT improves radiotherapy targeting for recurrent prostate cancer
The featured clinical investigation article of the March 2017 issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine demonstrates…
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Everolimus may protect ovaries and fertility from damage by chemotherapies
A drug already used to slow tumour growth may also prevent infertility caused by standard…
Early deaths from childhood cancer up to 4 times more common than previously reported
Treatments for childhood cancers have improved to the point that 5-year survival rates are over…
Single dose of brachytherapy may be an effective treatment for localised prostate cancer
Results from a new prospective clinical trial indicate that high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy administered in a…
How new hepatitis C drugs could tackle liver cancer, too
Maryam Alavi, UNSW and Greg Dore, UNSW Wider availability of newer hepatitis C drugs may…
How ‘cannibalism’ by breast cancer cells promotes dormancy: A possible clue into cancer recurrence
Thomas Bartosh, Texas A&M University Breast cancer death rates overall have steadily declined since 1989,…
New study reveals the association between type 2 diabetes and the risk of death from cancer in East and South Asians
A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes…
Dairy intake may impact risk of breast cancer
Specific dairy foods may influence breast cancer risk in women, although risk varies by the…
Research shows exercise is a boon for cancer patients
Exercise and/or psychological therapy work better than medications to reduce cancer-related fatigue and should be…
New role for old immune cell may lead to novel therapies for infection and cancer
A new study has identified a previously undescribed role for a type of unconventional T…