First cancer-promoting oncogenes discovered in rare brain tumour of children and adults
Researchers have identified three genes that play a pivotal role in the brain tumour choroid…
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MRI shows potential to improve breast cancer risk prediction
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides important information about a woman’s future risk of developing breast…
Psychologists aim to help Dr Google
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New method detects more breast cancer in screening
Tomosynthesis detects 40% more breast cancers than traditional mammography does, according to a major screening…
Who should have a say in what medical research is funded?
By David Hunter, Flinders University. In the acceptance speech for her Gold Logie (for the most…
Telomere Changes Predict Cancer
Changes in chromosomes years before cancer diagnosis could yield biomarker to predict cancer. A distinct…
Two-thirds of bowel cancer patients aren’t advised to exercise despite health benefits
More than two-thirds (69 per cent) of bowel cancer patients say they weren’t advised to…
Two-week international diet swap shows potential effects of food on colon cancer risk
African-Americans and Africans who swapped their typical diets for just two weeks similarly exchanged their…
Recurrence of prostate cancer detected earlier with innovative PSMA-ligand PET/CT
A recent study reported in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine compared use of the novel Ga-68-PSMA-ligand PET/CT…
How artificial tanning can lead to melanoma
Young women may be up on the latest fashions and trends as they prepare for…