The Cancer Crowd Campaign Launched in Australia Today
The Oncology Network launched a crowdfunding campaign today to raise much needed funds for The…
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ANZUP 2014: My Top 5 Abstracts by Dr David Pook
By Dr David Pook. At the recent Australia and New Zealand Urological and Prostate (ANZUP)…
Single-dose radiotherapy could transform breast cancer treatment in UK
Intrabeam radiotherapy, which has go-ahead for NHS use, is given during surgery, eliminating need for…
Total darkness at night is key to success of breast cancer therapy
Exposure to light at night, which shuts off nighttime production of the hormone melatonin, renders…
Unique study focuses on combined treatment approach for locally advanced pancreatic cancer
Investigators at the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute are developing a novel, multistep investigational…
New drug target can break down cancer’s barrier against treatment
Cancer Research UK scientists at Barts Cancer Institute have found that targeting a molecule in blood vessels can…
Cancers among ground-zero workers skyrocketing
Source: Herald Sun. 2,500 Ground Zero workers have cancer The heroes who ran towards the burning…
Piggy-backing cells hold clue to skin cancer growth
Skin cancer cells work together to spread further and faster, according to a new study published…
Treatment that prevents tumour metastasis identified in animal study
Metastasis, the strategy adopted by tumour cells to transform into an aggressive form of cancer,…
Robots fail to impress in surgery
Source: Wall Street Journal – Joseph Walker A new study finds treating bladder cancer with…