Evidence of link between cancer and light therapy inconclusive but warrants consideration
Two new studies raise enough questions about a possible link between childhood cancer and light…
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Treating cancer with the help of someone else’s immune cells
A new step in cancer immunotherapy: researchers from the Netherlands Cancer Institute and University of…
Catching metastatic cancer cells before they grow into tumours: a new implant shows promise
By Rachel M Dudek, University of Michigan and Lonnie Shea, University of Michigan. “Cure” is a…
Immunotherapy shows great promise
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Quality of life meets cure for prostate cancer treatment
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UCSF team finds new approaches to eradicate aggressive breast cancers
Conventional chemotherapy generally fails to eradicate aggressive breast cancers due to the early distant metastasis…
Genetic biomarker may predict nerve pain side effects associated with prostate cancer treatment
Taxanes are a group of drugs commonly used to treat cancers of the breast, lung,…
Cancer patients with depression ‘struggle to get their lives back after treatment’
People with depression are significantly less likely to recover well after treatment for colorectal cancer…
Landmark Lions project to provide genome sequencing to hundreds of Aussie kids with cancer
Hundreds of Australian children with high-risk cancer will have access to new genome sequencing technologies…
Exercise may reduce the risk of cervical cancer
Even 30 minutes of exercise per week has the potential to significantly reduce a woman’s…