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New blood test detects early stage ovarian cancer
Research on a bacterial toxin first discovered in Adelaide has led to the development a…
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Drug designed to boost radiotherapy for hard to treat cancers taken safely by patients
A new drug designed to make radiotherapy more effective in treating cancer has been given…
Use genetic data to predict the best time of day to give radiotherapy to breast cancer patients, say researchers
A new clinical study led by the University of Leicester and conducted in the HOPE…
First blood based biomarker in response to the treatment of the most aggressive prostate cancer
The most aggressive type of prostate cancer, castration-resistant prostate cancer, can be treated with two…
A new approach to detecting cancer earlier from blood tests
Cancer scientists led by principal investigator Dr. Daniel De Carvalho at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre…
Patients with cancers of the gullet, stomach and bowel respond well to new anti-HER2 drug
An antibody that binds simultaneously to two distinct regions of the HER2 receptor to block…
Exercise is medicine, and doctors are starting to prescribe it
Scott Lear, Simon Fraser University There is a movement afoot (pun intended) to get more…
COSA 2018: Cancer malnutrition going unrecognised in primary care
Jane Stewart from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre presented new research today showing that there are…
COSA 2018: New research shows potential benefits of lung cancer screening for at risk groups
Cancer clinicians at the COSA ASM discussed the latest evidence in lung cancer screening, with new…
COSA 2018: Cost of cancer treatment
Australia’s leading cancer charities have joined together to call for greater commitment and transparency from…