Oncology research news from Australia and around the world
Treating cancer with light-sensitive nanoscale biomaterials
Treating cancer and other diseases with laser light is not currently considered routine in the…
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How spider silk could one day be used in cancer treatment
Michael Landreh, Karolinska Institutet Cancer is simultaneously one of the most common and devastating diseases…
Solid Tumours: Scientists ‘supercharge’ cancer-fighting T cells
Vale researchers have identified a way to “supercharge” tumour-attacking T cells, a finding that may…
How pet cancer data sheds light on human cancers – and speeds the development of new treatments
Rodney Lee Page, Colorado State University Stunning advances have happened in medicine since President Richard…
Scientists create antibodies to target a secretory protein for anti-cancer therapy
Lung, colorectal, and pancreatic cancer are three cancers with a poor prognosis. Lung and colorectal…
Ants can sniff out cancerous cells better than dogs
Cancer cells are different from normal cells and have particular abilities that cause them to produce…
Fluorescent label reveals DNA disruption in cancer cells
Researchers have developed a new fluorescent label that gives a clearer picture of how DNA…
$8M Snow Fellowship for finding new cancer treatments
WEHI’s Dr Stephin Vervoort has received a prestigious fellowship from the Snow Medical Research Foundation in Australia…
A new approach for bolstering the ability of T cells to fight cancer
A collaborative study led by the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) has discovered a new…
Why multiple myeloma returns
Multiple myeloma is a cancer which affects ‘plasma cells’, a type of immune cell found…