Scientists developing new test for breast cancer
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) are working with researchers in France to develop…
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3D-printed ‘AbdoMan’ could transform radiotherapy
A 3D-printed human torso is helping doctors safely and reliably model ‘internal radiation’ treatments for…
Men with high genetic chance of bowel cancer could have lower risk with healthy lifestyles
Men with a high genetic risk of developing bowel cancer over the next 25 years…
ASTRO 2016: Medulloblastoma patients should receive both chemotherapy and radiation post-surgery
In a recent study, a Yale Cancer Center team revealed that the addition of chemotherapy…
ASTRO 2016: Radiation therapy and radical prostatectomy explored further for initial diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer
A database study examining surgical removal of the prostate gland (radical prostatectomy) or a form…
Iron nanoparticles make immune cells attack cancer
Stanford researchers accidentally discovered that iron nanoparticles invented for anemia treatment have another use: triggering…
ASTRO 2016: Intermediate risk prostate cancer may be well controlled with brachytherapy alone
For men with intermediate risk prostate cancer, radiation treatment with brachytherapy alone can result in…
Your bra could kill you – and other breast cancer myths busted
By Naomi Elster – The Guardian. Rumours around the causes of breast cancer persist –…
Teen girls with a family history of breast cancer do not experience increased depression or anxiety
More and more girls are expected to have to confront breast cancer fears as modern…
Young cancer survivors in economic struggle in Norway
If you survive cancer at young age, then you have a higher risk of becoming…