New research finds sex is a rare occurrence for nearly half of cancer survivors
Health and academic organisations are calling for more awareness of the sexual issues faced by…
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New leukemia gene stops blood cells ‘growing up’
Scientists have identified a gene – FOXC1 – that, if switched on, causes more aggressive…
iwCLL Conference Review
The 16th meeting of the International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (iwCLL) and the associated…
Will pembrolizumab improve recurrence-free survival for patients with high-risk melanoma?
By John Bean, PhD – European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer. A recently opened…
A hint of increased brain tumour risk—five years before diagnosis
By Emily Caldwell. A new study suggests that changes in immune function can occur as…
Pancreatic cancer stem cells could be ‘suffocated’ by an anti-diabetic drug
Cancer cells commonly rely on glycolysis, the type of metabolism that does not use oxygen…
I have cancer in my 20s. How am I supposed to cope?
By Kathleen Brady – The Guardian. I’ve been forced to pause my life before it’s barely…
Breast cancer incidence, death rates rising in some economically transitioning countries
A new study finds breast cancer incidence and death rates are increasing in several low…
New DNA testing for liver cancer could improve survival
Detection of small fragments of tumour DNA, known as circulating tumour DNA, in a patient’s…
New cancer drugs are very expensive – here’s how we work out value for our money
Jonathan Karnon, Hossein Haji Ali Afzali, and Laura C Edney. The Senate Standing Committee on Community…