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Gut microbiome directs the immune system to fight cancer
The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors – which “release the brakes” of the body’s immune…
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Researchers detect minute levels of disease with a nanotechnology-enhanced biochip
The difficulty in spotting minute amounts of disease circulating in the bloodstream has proven a…
Screening for colorectal cancer at 45 would avert deaths, but testing older adults would do more
Starting routine colorectal cancer screening at age 45 rather than 50 would decrease U.S. cancer…
Laser technology helps researchers scrutinise cancer cells
Devising the best treatment for a patient with cancer requires doctors to know something about…
AACR 2019: Hour of radiation treatments can affect mucositis for patients with head/neck cancers
Painful sores in the mouth and throat are one of the most common adverse side…
Historic commitment from Labor to cancer patients
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) applauds Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s…
AACR 2019: Older women benefit significantly when screened with 3D mammography
Mammography remains an effective method for breast cancer screening in women ages 65 and older,…
AACR 2019: HDAC inhibition may combat resistance to anti-PD-1 therapy in patients with melanoma
A combination of the experimental histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor entinostat with the anti-PD-1 therapeutic pembrolizumab…
AACR 2019: Two KEYNOTE trials show pembrolizumab benefit for advanced SCLC
The anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody pembrolizumab (Keytruda) showed promising antitumour activity with durable responses in patients…
AACR 2019: Cancer preventive vaccine showed promising results in preclinical model of Lynch syndrome
Vaccination with as few as four tumour antigens generated antigen-specific responses, reduced intestinal tumours, and…