Prostate cancer gene test nearer for identifying high-risk men
Source: Guardian – Sarah Boseley. Screening for mutations would distinguish between aggressive cancer and less…
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Outdoor workers face increased cancer risk
Perth researchers have completed a comprehensive study into Australian workers and their exposure to ultraviolet…
Natural killer cells used to attack spreading cancers
An international research team has found a way to awaken the immune system’s ability to…
Promising cervical cancer study – bevacizumab and chemotherapy
Source: MedicalXpress. Research on cervical cancer performed by a physician at the University of Arizona…
Selenium and vitamin E supplementation may raise prostate risk
Source: MedicalXpress/Oxford University Press. A multi-centre study led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has…
Boys’ cancer risk increased without same vaccine as girls, say health groups
Source: The Guardian – James Meikle Patient and health organisations launch petition for ‘gender-neutral’ approach for HPV…
Worldwide cancer cases expected to soar by 70% over next 20 years
Source: The Guardian – Sarah Boseley New cancer cases expected to grow from 14m a year…
How can a marketing campaign improve lung cancer survival?
Source: Cancer Research UK – Amanda Boughley Can a marketing campaign really be effective in…
Trials of ‘lifesaving’ anti-cancer drug ABT-199 spark new hope for leukaemia patients
Source: ABC – Simon Lauder Trials of a new anti-cancer drug have raised hopes that…
BBC Knowledge Explainer Video – DNA
BBC Knowledge Explainer DNA from Territory on Vimeo. We are posting this fabulous explainer video…