Having eczema may reduce your risk of skin cancer
Eczema caused by defects in the skin could reduce the risk of developing skin cancer,…
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Electronic nose sniffs out prostate cancer using urine samples
We may soon be able to make easy and early diagnoses of prostate cancer by…
Better sleep predicts longer survival time for women with advanced breast cancer
A new study reports that sleep efficiency, a ratio of time asleep to time spent…
Focused ultrasound reduces cancer pain
When cancer progresses and spreads to the bone, patients often suffer debilitating pain. Now, a…
ASCO issues two new guidelines on treating patients with advanced, HER2-positive breast cancer
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has issued two clinical practice guidelines on treating…
Where DNA’s photocopier pauses, cancer could be next
Each time a human cell divides, it must first make a copy of its 46…
Big Pharma, my cancer patient and me
Source: Guardian – Ranjana Srivastava. My patient was refused compassionate access to a cheap chemotherapy. Why?…
Herald Sun launch campaign to fund 36 cancer drugs
The Herald Sun launched a campaign on 4th May to get 36 cancer drugs listed…
British teenager Stephen Sutton has changed the rules on dealing with cancer
Source: Guardian UK – Sharon Brennan. Instead of focusing on ‘beating’ cancer, which can be insensitive…
Novogen CEO Graham Kelly says he will make an anti-cancer drug at an affordable price
Source: Herald Sun – Sue Dunlevy. Photo: Jim Trifyllis. An Australian drug company chief has made…