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Cancer treatment as a double-edged sword
Even with today’s safer and more targeted anti-cancer drugs, scientists have been unable to satisfactorily…
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Common prostate cancer treatment linked to later dementia
A new retrospective study of patient medical records suggests that men with prostate cancer who…
Glioblastoma cholesterol consumption may be a metabolic target
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a metabolic vulnerability in the aggressive and incurable…
Breast cancer resistance to tamoxifen elucidated
Researchers have discovered that a protein found naturally in cells that provides some protection from…
ESMO 2016: Longer disease-free survival in phase III trial of sunitinib as adjuvant treatment for kidney cancer
A phase III trial of sunitinib has met its primary endpoint of disease-free survival for…
18th AGITG Annual Scientific Meeting – Looking Back, Moving Forward
This year marked the 25th anniversary of the Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG) conducting and…
ESMO 2016: Niraparib significantly improves outcome of ovarian cancer patients in landmark trial
The PARP inhibitor niraparib significantly improves the outcome of platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer, according to…
ESMO 2016: Financial difficulties linked to worse outcomes from cancer treatment
Financial difficulties can significantly impact a cancer patient’s quality of life during treatment and may…
Women should be told about their breast density when they have a mammogram
Kara Britt, Monash University; Honor Joy Hugo, Queensland University of Technology; Jennifer Stone, University of…
Immune-boosting gut microbes can help chemotherapy drugs
Certain microbes in the gut can help improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs, according to…