Study contradicts belief that cancer protects against Alzheimer’s
Despite studies that claim people with cancer are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease -…
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Radiotherapy halves deaths from prostate cancer 15 years after diagnosis
A longitudinal Nordic study, comparing the results of hormone (antiandrogen) therapy with or without the…
Study suggests testosterone therapy does not raise risk of aggressive prostate cancer
Men with low levels of the male sex hormone testosterone need not fear that testosterone…
How does robotic video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery compare to VATS for treating lung cancer?
A new study shows that robotic video-assisted lung resection to remove a tumour achieves comparable…
International collaboration for genome analysis leads to clues about rare cancer
Researchers from across the globe have joined together to improve understanding about one of the…
Can gender play a role in determining cancer treatment choices?
It is well known that men and women differ in terms of cancer susceptibility, survival…
Why cancer drugs can’t take the pressure
A major reason why cancer drugs fail is that they cannot penetrate the high-pressure environment…
New study: no increase in brain cancer across 29 years of mobile use in Australia
By Simon Chapman, University of Sydney – The Conversation. Earlier this year, Australia saw a whirlwind tour…
93 percent of advanced leukaemia patients in remission after immunotherapy
‘Extraordinary’ but short-term results from early-stage trial of engineered immune cells Twenty-seven of 29 patients…
Five new breast cancer genes and range of mutations pave way for personalised treatment
The largest-ever study to sequence the whole genomes of breast cancers has uncovered five new…