Delirium in advanced cancer patients often goes undetected in the emergency department
A new study indicates that delirium is relatively frequent and underdiagnosed by physicians in patients…
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Drug targeting BRAF mutation slows thyroid cancer
In the era of precision medicine, targeting the mutations driving cancer growth, rather than the…
Chris O’Brien Lifehouse gets poor patient ratings for symptoms, participation and positivity
By Harriet Alexander, SMH. The Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, which was built in 2013 to become…
ASCO issues new guideline on chronic pain management in adult cancer survivors
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) issued a new clinical practice guideline on management…
New research opens the ‘black box’ of malignant melanoma
When malignant melanoma metastasizes to the brain, it is a death sentence for most patients.…
Truce: First online group program for young Australian people facing parent’s cancer
A group support program for young people dealing with a parent’s cancer is being run…
Plant compounds give ‘1-2’ punch to colon cancer
The combination of two plant compounds that have medicinal properties – curcumin and silymarin -…
Parasite proteins prompt immune system to fight off ovarian tumours in mice
Scientists identified the specific proteins secreted by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii that cause the immune…
Vitamin D receptor may reduce odds of being diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer
Expression of the vitamin D receptor protein may help protect against aggressive forms of breast…
Mice survive brain cancer tumours lacking key surface proteins
A new scientific study has characterised a checkpoint protein that allows certain brain tumour cells…