Chemotherapy error: clinicians may be deregistered after incorrect dose
The Guardian Australia. Hospitals failed to tell cancer patients they were under-dosed between July 2014…
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Nanoparticle therapy that uses LDL and fish oil kills liver cancer cells
An experimental nanoparticle therapy that combines low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and fish oil preferentially kills primary…
Hugh Jackman urges sunscreen use after having fifth skin cancer removed
ABC News Online Wolverine star Hugh Jackman has urged people to wear sunscreen after he…
Harmful or helpful? Researchers urge caution on genetic testing for children
By Dan Wheelahan. Genetic testing for children should only be considered where there are clear medical…
HPV may lead to breast cancer
New research funded by National Breast Cancer Foundation has discovered that a sub-set of breast…
10-fold difference worldwide in new cases of, and deaths from, bowel cancer
There’s a 10-fold difference worldwide in the numbers of new cases of bowel cancer and…
A cancer’s surprise origins, caught in action
First demonstration of a cancer arising from a single cell Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital…
CRT announces license agreement with MSD to develop inhibitors of PRMT5 for cancer and blood disorders
Cancer Research Technology (CRT) – the development and commercialisation arm of Cancer Research UK – has…
LSD’s medical comeback
By Sam Wong. In a town in Switzerland, people with cancer are taking LSD to…
Increasing breastfeeding worldwide could prevent over 800,000 child deaths and 20,000 deaths from breast cancer every year
Just 1 in 5 children in high-income countries are breastfed to 12 months, whilst only…