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Superior T-cell discovered in cancer survivors
Scientists from Cardiff University have discovered a superior form of killer T-cell in patients who…
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Results of large pragmatic trial will help guide treatment of malignant bowel obstruction in patients with advanced cancer
Findings from the first-ever prospective trial including a randomised pathway comparing surgery to non-surgical treatment…
Wildfire exposure decreases chances of survival for vulnerable cancer patients, study shows
People exposed to a wildfire within a year after having lung cancer surgery have significantly…
A new drug prevents EMT, metastasis and resistance to anti-cancer therapy
Metastases and resistance to chemotherapy are the main causes of treatment failure and mortality in…
Revealing characteristics of nonparticipating individuals in breast cancer screening
Low participation rates in cancer screening have become a concern in Japan, and breast cancer…
Novel machine learning blood test detects cancers with genome-wide mutations in single molecules of cell-free DNA
Novel blood testing technology being developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center that combines…
Outdoor air pollution may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults
Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may increase non-lung…
CAR-T immune therapy attacks ovarian cancer in mice with a single dose
CAR-T immune therapies could be effective against solid tumours if the right targets are identified,…
Epigenetically guided cancer therapy: Targeting H3K27me3 loss in paediatric brain tumours
A new editorial paper was published in Oncotarget’s Volume 14, entitled, “Targeting H3K27me3 loss in paediatric brain…
Surviving lung cancer is just the beginning
More than 14,000 cases of lung cancer were diagnosed in Australia in 2022. Survival rates are the worst…