Marker found in one in six people could give higher risk of lung and other cancers
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered why a gene fault found in around one in…
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New drug blocks gene driving cancer growth
When active, the protein called Ral can drive tumour growth and metastasis in several human…
Liposome research meets nanotechnology to improve cancer treatment
In the race to find more effective ways to treat cancer, Boise State University biophysicist Daniel…
Breast screening for over 70s doesn’t prompt sharp fall in advanced disease
Including much older women in a national breast cancer screening program does not prompt a…
‘Electronic skin’ could improve early breast cancer detection
For detecting cancer, manual breast exams seem low-tech compared to other methods such as MRI.…
First Australian guidelines on Barrett’s Oesophagus and Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma published
The Cancer Council has published new guidelines to improve the management of one of Australia’s…
Re-analysis of clinical trial data can change conclusions, say Stanford researchers
As many as one-third of previously published randomised clinical trials could be re-analysed in ways…
Cross-border efforts on push for medical marijuana
By Tom McIlroy – Canberra Times. Greens minister Shane Rattenbury could reconsider his proposed model…
Young women with breast cancer ‘not getting the help they need’
By Amy Corderory – Sydney Morning Herald. Young women who develop breast cancer do not…
Many patients in cancer centres may not experience a dignified death
A new study that surveyed physicians and nurses in hospitals within cancer centres in Germany…