A game called cancer
By Keith Stuart – The Guardian. When Joel Green was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, his…
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Smoking when pregnant increases cancer risk for daughters
A new study has found women who smoke when pregnant are putting their daughters at…
Cancer drug first tested in pet dogs begins human trials
A new drug that prompts cancer cells to self-destruct while sparing healthy cells is now…
Liquid biopsy provides real-time blood test for solid lung cancer tumours
In the rapidly changing world of molecular profiling for genetic diseases, cancer researchers are increasingly…
Jessica Ainscough, Australia’s ‘wellness warrior’, dies of cancer aged 30
By Melissa Davey – The Guardian. Ainscough, who attracted thousands of followers on social media, shunned conventional…
Deodorant use ok for radiotherapy patients
By Cristy Burne – Science Network WA. Women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer can use deodorant without…
Men who have had testicular cancer are more likely to develop prostate cancer
A case-control study of close to 180,000 men suggests that the incidence of prostate cancer…
How the landscape of the pancreatic cancer genome is coming into view
Scientists from Australia and the UK have done the most in-depth analysis yet of 100…
New breast cancer test links immune ‘hotspots’ to better survival
Scientists have developed a new test which can predict the survival chances of women with…
Researchers find chemotherapy after bladder cancer surgery improved survival
Patients that received chemotherapy after bladder cancer surgery demonstrated an approximately 30% lower risk of…