Estimated risk of breast cancer increases as red meat intake increases
Higher red meat intake in early adulthood might be associated with an increased risk of…
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Researchers Discover New Form of Cancer
Potentially disfiguring facial tumour caused by chromosomal chimera This is the story of two perfectly…
Patients can hurt doctors, too
Source: The Guardian – Ranjana Srivastava. Doctors nearly always internalise insults that patients fling at…
Can a trigger-happy immune system cause cancer after viral infection?
Source: The Guardian – Cath Ennis. Friendly fire: while the immune system tries to protect…
SA researchers discover ‘paradigm shifting’ approach to leukaemia treatment
In a study led by the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and the University…
Melbourne research gives breakthrough hope on men avoiding prostate surgery
Source: Herald Sun – Grant McCarthur. Men with prostate cancer have new hope of avoiding…
‘Quadrapeutics’ works in preclinical study of hard-to-treat tumours
Source: Rice University – Jade Boyd. Photo: D. Lapotko and E. Lukianova-Hleb/Rice University Animal tests show…
New treatment helps young women preserve their fertility during chemotherapy
A landmark global randomised clinical trial has shown inducing temporary ‘hibernation’ of the ovaries of…
New device isolates most aggressive cancer cells
Not all cancer cells are created equal: some stay put in the primary tumour, while…
Weight loss surgery also safeguards obese people against cancer
Weight loss surgery might have more value than simply helping morbidly obese people to shed…