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For women with genetic risk, twice-a-year MRI beats mammograms
Getting magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans twice a year instead of one annual mammogram is…
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Is cancer fundraising fuelling quackery?
Figures published by The BMJ today show how crowdfunding for alternative therapies for patients with terminal cancer…
Pilot study identifies specific H. pylori strain as chief risk factor for stomach cancer
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have found a specific strain of Helicobacter pylori…
Gene-editing technique CRISPR identifies dangerous breast cancer mutations
Jay Shendure, University of Washington; Greg Findlay, University of Washington, and Lea Starita, University of…
Blocking glycogen, a key energy source, could slow or prevent ovarian cancer spread
In nearly 80 percent of women with ovarian cancer, the disease has already spread to…
Overall burden of tumour genome changes can predict patient outcomes
Researchers have discovered a link between certain changes in the genome of a tumour and…
Chemotherapy may lead to early menopause in young women with lung cancer
A new study suggests chemotherapy may cause acute amenorrhea leading to early menopause in women…
Social support is critical to life satisfaction in young patients with cancer
Among adolescents and young adults with cancer, social support was the most decisive factor associated…
A simple blood test provides personalised therapy for cancer patients
Researchers have developed a simple blood test that can select cancer patients where therapies that…
Genetic ‘forecasting’ could predict bowel cancer’s response to treatment
Blood tests could predict how long it takes until bowel cancer returns based on the…