Sweet news: Sucralose is not linked to cancer, study finds
In a society where obesity is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for disease, low-…
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Cigarette smoking has broad impact on human genome
Cigarette smoking has a long-lasting impact on the human genome that can persist for years…
Cancer symptom awareness linked to chance of survival
In regions where cancer survival is poorer, people on average have lower awareness of cancer…
ASTRO 2016: Unmet need for radiation therapy found among nearly half of eligible cancer patients in nine developing countries
Although approximately 50 percent of cancer patients in developing countries need radiation therapy (RT) to…
ASTRO 2016: Radiation boost reduces local tumour recurrence for DCIS patients following WBRT
A supplemental “boost” of radiation improves local control and provides an incremental benefit in decreasing…
Fatty diet activates oldest branch of immune system, causing intestinal tumours
A high-fat-diet-induced immune reaction causes inflammation leading to intestinal cancer in a mouse model –…
ASTRO 2016: Cervical and endometrial cancer patients report fewer side effects and better quality of life with IMRT
Patients with cervical and endometrial cancer have fewer gastrointestinal and genitourinary side effects and experience…
The Long Read: How Microsoft computer scientists and researchers are working to ‘solve‘ cancer
By Allison Linn. How Microsoft computer scientists and researchers are working to “solve” cancer At Microsoft’s…
Can we use a simple blood test to detect cancer?
Elin Gray, Edith Cowan University Breast cancer could be detected using a blood test, according…
Medicinal cannabis trial to enrol first patients soon
A world-first clinical trial led by UNSW to assess whether medicinal cannabis can enhance the quality…