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Laura Esserman’s “Five things women should know about breast cancer”
Dr. Laura Esserman is filled with hope this Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The UC San…
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Eight big questions in cancer research
Leading cancer researchers address eight of the “big questions” facing the field as part of the inaugural…
Study shows testosterone therapy does not increase aggressive prostate cancer risk
A new population-based study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston showed for…
Genetic Test Identifies Which Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients Can Avoid Chemotherapy
The initial results of an international breast cancer clinical trial provides evidence that a genetic…
Personalised breast cancer treatment has saved millions
In just three decades, the once monolithic approach to diagnosing and treating breast cancer has…
Aspirin ‘may double life expectancy of cancer patients’
A daily dose of aspirin can double the life expectancy of patients with cancers affecting…
Primary surgery is linked with survival benefit in patients with advanced throat cancer
Patients with cancers of the mid- and lower throat may have higher survival rates if…
Differences between tumours of younger and older colorectal cancer patients
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is on the rise among younger patients. Although some of the younger-onset…
Molecular ‘feedback loop’ may explain tamoxifen resistance in patients with breast cancer
For reasons unknown, many patients with breast cancer treated with the estrogen receptor-blocking drug tamoxifen…
Promising drugs turn immune system on cancer
Cancer Research UK scientists have shown that a class of experimental drug treatments already in…