News specifically tailored to medical oncologists
Possible new mechanism for aspirin’s role in cancer prevention
Aspirin has been shown to decrease the risk of colorectal cancer and possibly other cancers.…
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Australian men with breast cancer need different care
COSA ASM: Australian men with breast cancer require more specialised care, treatment and support, according…
Study of breast cancer metastasis upends conventional wisdom, suggesting new treatment strategy
Breast cancer cells do not undergo a commonly accepted transformation in order to spread to…
Meet the Melbourne oncologist now at the centre of Big Tobacco’s dartboard
By Simon Chapman, University of Sydney. Dr Bronwyn King is an oncologist. She is an honorary…
Blood test detects when hormone treatment for breast cancer stops working
Scientists have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can spot when breast cancers become…
Personalised anti-nausea therapy better for cancer patients
A new research study led by Dr. Mark Clemons, oncologist and associate cancer research scientist…
How oncologists use personalised medicine to target variations unique to each tumour
By Elizabeth Williams, Queensland University of Technology and Rik Thompson, Queensland University of Technology. The Children’s…
Natural cancer remedies: sorting fact from fiction
By Kareemah Gamieldien, Cape Peninsula University of Technology. When it comes to natural remedies for cancer…
Study shows prostate cancer screening under age of 55 may be of limited value
Mass prostate cancer (PSA) screening before the age of 55 may not have any benefit…
FDA approves osimertinib for non-small cell lung cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to osimertinib (Tagrisso) once daily…