Can a modified poliovirus fight advanced prostate cancer too?
Duke researchers made a big splash in the news last spring when 60 Minutes featured…
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New study provides links between inflammation and colon cancer metastasis
A new Arizona State University research study led by Biodesign Institute executive director Raymond DuBois,…
Medicare to list 30-minute breast cancer treatment
By David Stacey – UWA. An innovative radiotherapy technique that has the potential to revolutionise…
How we’re building a community to beat oesophageal cancer
“I am the face behind your pipettes.” Review of the Cancer Research UK International Conference…
Chemo drug works by tricking cells into thinking they’re infected
A type of chemotherapy drug appears to work by tricking cells into thinking they’re infected with…
Treating ‘stage 0’ breast cancer doesn’t always save women’s lives so should we screen for it?
Christobel Saunders, University of Western Australia We’re told that “prevention is better than cure”; that…
New ‘mutation-tracking’ blood test could predict breast cancer relapse months in advance
Scientists have developed a blood test for breast cancer able to identify which patients will…
Study compares heparin to warfarin for treatment of blood clots in patients with cancer
Among patients with active cancer and acute symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE; blood clots in the…
Study examines breast cancer mortality after ductal carcinoma in situ diagnosis
Researchers estimate the 20-year breast cancer-specific death rate for women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in…
MRI scanners can steer tumour busting viruses to specific target sites within the body
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered MRI scanners, normally used to produce images,…