Review: Inaugural Australasian Breast Congress
By Dr Daniel de Viana. Almost 300 delegates attended the Inaugural Australasian Breast Congress held at…
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Australian researchers use experimental drug to destroy tumours in pre-clinical trial
Scientists at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have used an experimental drug produced from the…
New knowledge about anaemia and fatigue in cancer patients
Many patients with cancer experience low blood counts, which causes weakness and fatigue. Researchers at…
Hormone loss could be involved in colon cancer
Some cancers, like breast and prostate cancer, are driven by hormones such as estrogen and…
Elevated cholesterol and triglycerides linked to increased the risk of prostate cancer recurrence
Higher levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides, two types of fat, in the blood of…
Chemotherapy: from world war to the war on cancer
Source: The Guardian. The first weapon to be successfully deployed against cancer came not from…
Mutations caused patient’s dramatic response to everolimus
The DNA of a woman whose lethal thyroid cancer unexpectedly “melted away” for 18 months has revealed…
Snail research helps explain chemo brain
It is estimated that as many as half of patients taking cancer drugs experience a decrease in…
Doctors: the patient I’ll never forget
By Sarah Smith – The Guardian. Four doctors and their extraordinary patients tell their stories…
Novartis works with Bristol-Myers Squibb to test lung cancer drugs
Swiss pharma group Novartis AG said on Monday it would work with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co…