Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme becoming unsustainable, says Senate committee
By Melissa Davey – The Guardian. Australia has the highest incidence of cancer in the world,…
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Brazil’s cancer curse
By Sue Armstrong – Mosiac Science. The startling discovery that hundreds of thousands of Brazilians have…
Mediterranean diet plus olive oil associated with reduced breast cancer risk
Eating a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra virgin olive oil was associated with a relatively…
Becoming ‘cyborgs’ in the battle against prostate cancer
Research published recently in Science as Culture suggests that men are surprisingly positive and open to the…
The ups and downs of incorporating a new treatment to try to prevent chemotherapy-associated neuropa
In this age of the 24-hour news cycle, instant access to all information everywhere, PubMed,…
Cancer-stricken children want the truth
Children with cancer want honest but hopeful information. But giving appropriate information is difficult and…
Study links rare leukaemia to busy roads
Children who live near traffic-choked roads run a 30 percent higher risk of developing a…
Cancer preventative surgery could become a thing of the past, new research suggests
Surgery to remove the breasts of women at increased risk of developing breast cancer may…
Cancer decoy could attract and capture malignant cells
A small, implantable device that researchers are calling a cancer “super-attractor” could eventually give doctors…
Nearly half of testicular cancer risk comes from inherited genetic faults
Almost half of the risk of developing testicular cancer comes from the DNA passed down…