Cultured CTCs reveal genetic profile and potential drug susceptibility of breast cancer cells
US scientists have developed an improved method of collecting and growing rogue cancer cells from…
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Prostate cancer: Men’s hot flashes
Hypnotic relaxation therapy may ease the discomfort that guys don’t talk about. Men who experience…
Antibody halts cancer-related wasting condition: Study pinpoints a molecular cause of cachexia
New research raises the prospect of more effective treatments for cachexia, the profound wasting of…
Poor access to radiotherapy is killing rural cancer patients
Source: Daily Telegraph – Sue Dunlevy. Cancer patients in the bush are up to 30…
Vasectomy raises risk of lethal prostate cancer, study shows
Source: The Guardian – Ian Sample. Danger seems to be highest among men who had…
Breath technique to avoid radiation
Source: The Age – Kate Hagan. Patients with breast cancer are being coached to hold…
Need for radiation oncology services and care teams in low- and middle-income nations
The July 1, 2014 edition of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology (Red Journal), the official…
ESMO GI: Cetuximab or bevacizumab with combi chemo equivalent in KRAS wild-type metastic colorectal cancer
For patients with KRAS wild-type untreated colorectal cancer, adding cetuximab or bevacizumab to combination chemotherapy…
Jab ‘protects mice against brain tumours’
Source: The BBC – Helen Briggs. Scientists have developed a vaccine that they say provides…
AstraZeneca’s call to speed approval of cancer drug rejected by US panel
Source: The Guardian – Julia Kowelle. AstraZeneca has suffered a setback after a panel of US…