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Prolonged spaceflight could weaken astronauts’ immune systems
NASA hopes to send humans to Mars by 2030 on a round-trip mission that could…
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What’s behind the increase in bowel cancer among younger Australians?
Suzanne Mahady, Monash University; Eleonora Feletto, Cancer Council NSW, and Karen Canfell, UNSW Bowel cancer…
Gaps in health professionals’ knowledge about HPV and cervical screening
The first New Zealand study of health professionals’ knowledge and understanding about the human papillomavirus…
From microfluidics to metastasis
Circulating tumour cells (CTCs)—an intermediate form of cancer cell between a primary and metastatic tumour…
Researchers discover possible way to make resistant melanomas susceptible to immunotherapy
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a cellular mechanism by which melanomas that fail…
Self-testing cervical cancer screening could save Māori women’s lives
Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for Māori women aged 25–44…
New findings may help oncologists determine effectiveness of checkpoint inhibitors
In an article recently published in JCI Insight, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham…
Thirty percent fewer prostate cancer deaths with PSA screening
PSA screening cuts deaths from prostate cancer by some 30 percent. This research was based…
Innovative diagnostic test could revolutionise cervical cancer screening
Coinciding with Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, researchers at St George’s are working on a field…
Should we rename low risk cancers?
Should we rename low risk (“indolent”) cancers in a bid to reduce anxiety and harm…