Combined brachytherapy techniques should be ‘benchmark’ for cervical cancer treatment
The first large international study to investigate the late side-effects of a combination of two…
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Dietary supplements shown to increase cancer risk if taken in excess
While dietary supplements may be advertised to promote health, a forum at the American Association…
New proton therapy technique brings hope of more effective treatment
Radiotherapy using protons can deliver more accurate treatment to a tumour while reducing the dose…
Cancer scan could remove need for radiotherapy for cured patients
A UK National Cancer Research Institute trial led from The University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust has suggested…
Persistent swollen neck glands could indicate cancer
Referring patients with unexplained swollen neck glands for specialist investigations could help to avoid some…
Explainer: why do some breast cancers come back?
Christobel Saunders, University of Western Australia; Anthony Dowling, University of Melbourne; Rik Thompson, Queensland University…
90 percent of all breast cancers can be detected with MRI
Around 90 per cent of all breast cancers can be definitively diagnosed using magnetic resonance…
State government scraps Peter Mac Private hospital
By Julia Medow – SMH. The Victorian Government has scrapped plans for a private hospital…
Risk of breast and ovarian cancer may differ by type of BRCA1, BRCA2 mutation
In a study involving more than 31,000 women with cancer-causing mutations in the BRCA1 or…
Team discovers novel mechanism controlling lung cancer stem cell growth
Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer and the number one cause…