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Heart failure after first heart attack may increase cancer risk
People who develop heart failure after their first heart attack have a greater risk of…
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Strategies to mimic fasting during chemotherapy enhance anticancer T cell activity in mice
Fasting is known to increase positive outcomes during cancer treatment, and now two independent studies…
Discovery of new ovarian cancer signaling hub points to target for limiting metastasis
Like pancreatic cancer, cancer of the ovaries is notorious for being discovered at a relatively…
Statins may be associated with reduced mortality in four common cancers
A diagnosis of high cholesterol is associated with reduced mortality and improved survival in the…
Two groundbreaking studies reflect new paradigm in breast cancer research
In a new paradigm of breast cancer research, physicians are fast-tracking promising new experimental drugs…
Leukaemia drug shows potential for rare type of ovarian cancer
A drug already approved for leukaemia patients could also be used to treat a specific type…
Glioblastoma: why these brain cancers are so difficult to treat
Stuart Pitson, University of South Australia You find yourself sitting in your doctor’s surgery. It’s…
Telomere length is indicator of blood count recovery in treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
The chemotherapy treatments necessary to treat Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in children can be grueling…
Added radiotherapy after surgery for gastric cancer no better than chemotherapy alone
Post-operative treatment intensification with chemoradiotherapy does not achieve better outcomes when compared to post-operative chemotherapy…
Long Read: How the mafia is causing cancer
By Ian Birrell – Mosaic Science . When doctors in rural Italy began to see a…