Could friendly bacteria be used to treat cancer?
Paul Dyson, Swansea University “The more I learn, the more I realise how much I…
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Natural selection may be the answer to the cancer riddle, but can we beat evolution?
Beata Ujvari, Deakin University Essential organs tasked with keeping us alive and reproducing – such…
Low oxygen, high risk: How tumours adapt to become more aggressive
One of the many reasons tumours are so difficult to treat is that they are…
Nearly half of US paediatric clinical trials go unfinished or unpublished
Recent legislation in the US is encouraging clinical trials in children, including the Best Pharmaceuticals…
Radiotherapy supercharges cancer-targeting viruses to treat deadly skin cancer
Combining radiotherapy with a virus that targets cancer cells kicks both treatments into overdrive to…
Researchers uncover complex genetic secrets of cancer risk
Cancer is a disease of our genes – yet our understanding of how our genetic…
HPV-vaccinated women protect men from infection
A Melbourne study has found the first evidence of ‘herd protection’ from vaccinations against the…
New drug class gives hope for better treatments for incurable myeloma
Australian researchers have discovered that a new class of anti-cancer agents may be effective in…
Excess weight linked to cardiotoxicity in breast cancer
In patients with breast cancer, obesity was significantly associated with a greater risk of developing…
Pancreatic cancer resists personalised medicine — what researchers are doing to fight back
A team led by University of Arizona researchers is taking a new, patient-directed approach to…