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Empathy in healthcare is finally making a comeback
Jeremy Howick, University of Oxford A doctor friend – let’s call her Anne – was…
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How anti-fat bias in health care endangers lives
Patty Thille, University of Manitoba When Ellen Maud Bennett died a year ago, her obituary…
Radioisotope couple for tumour diagnosis and therapy
Researchers have reported in the journal ACS Omega a promising combination of radioisotope-carrying molecules for use in…
Cancer risk tools underused in general practice, research shows
Potentially life-saving cancer risk assessment tools are being widely underused by general practices across the…
Global study predicts more than 50% rise in chemotherapy demand by 2040
Between 2018 and 2040, the number of patients requiring first-line chemotherapy treatment each year is…
Biomarker may help identify men with prostate cancer at greater risk of tumour metastasis
For about 90 percent of men with prostate cancer, the cancer remains localised to the…
Research could lead to more precise diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer
Oncologists may soon have an accurate and inexpensive way of differentiating between types of ovarian…
Whole body MRI may help to detect spread of cancers more quickly
Trials with people with newly-diagnosed colorectal and non-small cell lung cancer suggest that whole body…
Localised Prostate Cancer: To Treat or Not to Treat?
Men are distressed, confused and conflicted about the treatment options for early stage and non-aggressive…
Novel nanoparticle enhances radiation tumour killing
Radiation kills tumours by creating oxygen free radicals that damage the tumour DNA. However, the…