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135,000 alcohol-related cancer deaths predicted by 2035
UK: Alcohol will cause around 135,000 cancer deaths over the next 20 years and will…
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Diazonamide holds promise as cancer treatment with fewer side effects
A synthetic version of a rare toxin produced by a sea creature appears to hold…
Australian meeting highlights issue of Male Breast Cancer
By Prof. John Boyages with Herb Wagner COSA 2016: Three men are diagnosed every day…
Sleep apnea may make lung cancer more deadly
A team of researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of Barcelona has…
Mindfulness in cancer treatment: time to stop and think
Suzanne Chambers, Griffith University and Professor Jeff Dunn AO, Cancer Council Queensland Breathe deeply and…
New Cancer Council NSW study reveals the factors that could double prostate cancer risk
New research sheds light on what contributes to prostate cancer risk – and what doesn’t…
Blood test could predict best treatment for lung cancer
A blood test could predict how well small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients will respond to…
Black African women almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with late stage breast cancer compared to white women
Black African women are nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with late stage breast…
T cell channel could be targeted to treat head and neck cancers
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have discovered that an ion channel, active within…
Spotlight on breast density, cancer risk and ‘masking’
COSA 2016: Leading epidemiologists, oncologists and endocrinologists discussed the complexities of ‘dense breast’ masking tumours,…