Australian cancer prevalence exceeds 1 million: new estimates
Time to rethink management of our most feared disease The number of Australians living with…
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Scientists discover how breast cancer cells spread from blood vessels
Researchers have identified a protein that controls how breast cancer cells spread around the body,…
Women who survive breast or thyroid cancer are more likely to develop the other type later
The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer, which includes papillary and follicular cancers, has increased nearly…
I had alcohol-related breast cancer. Here’s why I still drink
By Joanna Moorhead – The Guardian. The chief medical officer advises women to think about cancer…
Researchers identify striking genomic signature shared by 5 types of cancer
National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a striking signature in tumour DNA that occurs…
Dogs accelerate the advance of new cancer treatments for both pets and people
A Science Translational Medicine review suggests integrating dogs with naturally occurring cancers into studies of new drug…
How gut inflammation sparks colon cancer
Chronic inflammation in the gut increases the risk of colon cancer by as much as…
Scientists discover a unique mechanism for a high-risk leukaemia
A research team led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists has discovered details of…
Researchers closer to genetic risk test for bowel cancer
By Jane Gardner. University of Melbourne researchers are working to unlock more genetic variants that…
Prostate cancer patients confused in urology versus radiation oncology wars
SMH – Harriet Alexander. Men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer face a confusing array…