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My cancer is in remission – does this mean I’m cured?
Ian Olver, University of South Australia So you’ve been through cancer treatment and your doctor…
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Chemotherapy timing could influence how well the treatment works
Yanyan Yang, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and Aziz Sancar, University of North…
Moderate red wine consumption has a slightly protective effect against prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the commonest form of cancer in the Western world. Between 15 to…
Scientists identify cause of resistance to breakthrough breast and ovarian cancer drug
Scientists have identified a mutation that gives cancer cells resistance to the breakthrough cancer treatment…
Does HPV vaccination prevent the development of cervical cancer?
New evidence published in the Cochrane Library shows that human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines protect against cervical…
Ophthalmologists link immunotherapy with a serious eye condition
New immunotherapy treatments offer a remarkable chance for survival for patients with advanced melanoma and…
Osteoporosis drug could be used to treat aggressive form of breast cancer
Researchers in China have discovered that an enzyme called UGT8 drives the progression of basal-like…
New tool predicts deadly form of rare cancer
Two patients with mycosis fungoides (MF) can appear to have identical diseases upon first diagnosis…
An AI oncologist to help cancer patients worldwide
Before performing radiation therapy, radiation oncologists first carefully review medical images of a patient to…
HPV vaccination prevents development of cervical cancer
Most people who have sexual contact at some point in their life will be exposed…