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Blood test could detect kidney cancer up to 5 years earlier
Scientists have discovered that a marker in the blood could help predict the risk that…
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Palliative care may reduce suicide risk in veterans with lung cancer
Results from a large-scale patient population study, recently published in the Annals of the American Thoracic…
Machine-learning system determines the fewest, smallest doses that could still shrink brain tumours
MIT researchers are employing novel machine-learning techniques to improve the quality of life for patients…
Is it time to remove the cancer label from low-risk conditions?
Brooke Nickel, University of Sydney Over the past few decades, our understanding of cancer has…
Jury finds Monsanto liable in the first Roundup cancer trial – here’s what could happen next
Richard G. “Bugs” Stevens, University of Connecticut In the first of many pending lawsuits to…
The promise of personalised medicine is not for everyone
Daniel R. Weinberger, Johns Hopkins University Could your medical treatment one day be tailored to…
Common skin cancer can signal increased risk of other cancers
People who develop abnormally frequent cases of a skin cancer known as basal cell carcinoma…
Late effects of treatment hinder independence of adult survivors of childhood brain tumours
In the first study of its kind, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators have found…
Celebrating ANZUP Cancer Trials Group’s 10th anniversary
The Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate (ANZUP) Cancer Trials Group held its 7th…
Paper identifies genes associated with risk for aggressive breast cancer
A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has identified specific genes associated…