We need better treatments for childhood cancer, with fewer side effects
Glenn Marshall, Children’s Cancer Institute and David Ziegler, Children’s Cancer Institute The Australian government today…
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Women’s cancers: curable for the rich, often a death sentence for the poor
Ophira Ginsburg, University of Toronto; Lesong Conteh, Imperial College London; Lynette Denny, University of Cape…
Cancer to kill 5.5 million women a year by 2030
Cancer will kill 5.5 million women—about the population of Denmark—per year by 2030, a near…
How are some intestinal cells resisting chemotherapy and radiation?
When treating cancer with chemotherapy and radiation, decisions about dose must walk a fine line…
With cancer genome sequencing, be your own control
When University of Colorado Cancer Center researcher, Jing Hong Wang, MD, PhD, found more than…
New understanding of chemotherapy resistance could prevent cancer cells fighting back
Scientists have made an important breakthrough in understanding why some cancer cells become resistant to…
Life interrupted: young people need help moving forward after cancer
By Pandora Patterson, University of Sydney. Around 1,000 teens and young Australian adults are diagnosed with…
How an old antidepressant could provide the next brain cancer breakthrough
By Geoff Pilkington, University of Portsmouth. In 1998, I received an intriguing handwritten note. It came…
Risk factors for prostate cancer aren’t what we think
When it comes to prostate cancer biopsies, risk and reality don’t always match up, according…
Bacteriotherapy with Salmonella strain to combat cancer
Salmonella has a unique characteristic that allows the bacteria to penetrate through cell barriers and…