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Cancer care inequality contributes to mortality gap
Source: Kerrin Thomas – ABC. Cancer patients in non-metropolitan areas are dying at a higher rate…
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Sonic Hedgehog protein causes DNA damage and the development child brain tumours
Scientists at the IRCM and the University of Montreal discovered a mechanism that promotes the…
New knowledge about anaemia and fatigue in cancer patients
Many patients with cancer experience low blood counts, which causes weakness and fatigue. Researchers at…
Elevated cholesterol and triglycerides linked to increased the risk of prostate cancer recurrence
Higher levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides, two types of fat, in the blood of…
Mutations caused patient’s dramatic response to everolimus
The DNA of a woman whose lethal thyroid cancer unexpectedly “melted away” for 18 months has revealed…
Snail research helps explain chemo brain
It is estimated that as many as half of patients taking cancer drugs experience a decrease in…
Tumours might grow faster at night
Hormone that keeps us alert also suppresses the spread of cancer They emerge at night,…
The skin cancer selfie: Gigapixel camera helps early diagnosis
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, causing more than 75 percent of skin-cancer…
New visualisation software uncovers cancer subtypes
Much of biomedical research these days is about big data—collecting and analysing vast, detailed repositories…
Cancer diagnosis can take toll on mental health, study finds
One out of three people diagnosed with cancer also wind up struggling with a mental…