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Researchers ‘turn off’ most notorious cancer-causing protein
It’s known as the most common cancer-causing protein, directly responsible for 30 per cent of…
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction diminishes chemo brain
Participation in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program yields robust and sustained improvement in cancer-related cognitive…
Experimental drug is first targeted therapy to improve survival in high-risk AML patients
ASH: Midostaurin added to standard chemotherapy is the first targeted treatment to improve survival of…
Obesity contributes to metastasis in ovarian cancer patients
Ovarian cancer is a deadly disease, one that’s hard to detect until it has progressed…
Black women less likely to benefit from early chemotherapy, study shows
It is well documented that black, Hispanic, and Asian women typically develop advanced-stage breast cancer…
Scientists identify promising new melanoma drug
A new drug discovered by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) may…
Eight-year-old US girl diagnosed with rare form of breast cancer
By Joanna Walters and Sarah Boseley – The Guardian. Chrissy Turner found a lump in…
Promising drug combination for advanced prostate cancer
A new drug combination may be effective in treating men with metastatic prostate cancer. Preliminary…
Study offers insights to how ovarian cancer grows, and potential to stop it
Can any cancer cell form another tumour, or is it only select cancer stem cells…
Following cancer with tiny magnets
By Aidan Cousins – University of South Australia. Life-saving surgery and treatments rely on doctors…