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New blood test could spare cancer patients from needless chemotherapy after surgery
Jeanne Tie, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Many cancer patients could soon be spared the…
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Cancer blood test trialed to prevent unnecessary chemotherapy
Cancer patients could be spared unnecessary chemotherapy – and its side effects – by a…
Brain cancer: why killing the fastest growing cells may not be the only treatment
Florian Siebzehnrubl, Cardiff University Brain cancers are fortunately rare tumours in adults. Nevertheless, the most…
ESMO 2018: Oncologists demand more education on the use of biosimilars
Biological medicines are responsible for some of the most promising innovations in cancer treatment, including…
ESMO 2018: Erlotinib improves progression-free survival in early mutated non-small cell lung cancer
Neoadjuvant erlotinib benefits selected epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated patients who undergo complete resection of…
ESMO 2018: Avelumab plus axitinib significantly improve PFS in untreated renal cell carcinoma
A combination of the immune checkpoint blocker, , plus the tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), axitinib,…
Larger families reduce cancer risk
Families with many children have a lower risk of cancer. Greater family size reduces the…
Australia set to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035
Australia is set to become the first country in the world to eliminate cervical cancer…
Health-related quality of life overlooked in cancer drug studies
A McMaster University-led review and analysis of randomised clinical trials is questioning whether interventions which…
Explainer: what is Helicobacter pylori?
Phil Sutton, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute In 1982, two Australians – Robin Warren and Barry…