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New research set to improve traditional Chinese cancer treatment
Dried skin secretions from toads could soon be used in a treatment for the benefit…
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Hormonal contraceptives and hair dyes increase breast cancer risk
In her recent doctoral dissertation, researcher Sanna Heikkinen from the University of Helsinki and Finnish…
Why we’re wasting money on medical tests and how behavioural insights can help
By Peter Bragge, Monash University In 2013 and 2014, more than 314,000 CT scans of the…
Dr Google probably isn’t the worst place to get your health advice
Rachael Dunlop, Macquarie University Who is your preferred source for health advice? Gwyneth Paltrow? Pete…
Seize chance to close EU loophole in childhood cancer treatments, say cancer experts
Cancer treatments are not being trialled in children because of outdated European regulations which are…
Five myths about the new cervical screening program that refuse to die
Terri Foran, UNSW The online petition against changes to Australia’s cervical cancer screening program has…
Light scattering spectroscopy helps doctors identify early pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate among all major cancers, largely because physicians lack…
Updated phase II results of sulfatinib for neuroendocrine tumours
Data from the ongoing phase Ib/II clinical trial of sulfatinib in patients with advanced neuroendocrine…
New trial updates for rucaparib for advanced ovarian cancer
New data from parts 1 and 2 of the ongoing ARIEL2 phase II trial was presented…
Three drug combination extends survival for patients with multiple myeloma
For newly diagnosed patients with multiple myeloma who plan to delay autologous stem cell transplantation,…