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Low-dose computed tomography examinations for lung cancer screening
Annual low-dose CT screening has been recently shown to result in high cure rates of…
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A short history of sunscreen, from basting like a chook to preventing skin cancer
Laura Dawes, Australian National University Australians have used commercial creams, lotions or gels to manage…
Blood hormone levels identify which post-menopausal women will benefit most from a medication to prevent breast cancer
Research led by Queen Mary University of London’s Wolfson Institute of Population Health has found…
Regular screening mammograms significantly reduce breast cancer deaths
Breast cancer mortality is significantly reduced when women regularly attend screening mammograms, according to research…
Actively monitoring cervical lesions linked to heightened long term risk of cervical cancer
Actively monitoring abnormal cells (lesions) that line the cervix rather than removing them straight away…
More than 10% of samples from a stool-based colorectal cancer test may be unsatisfactory
Over 10% of faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) used for routine colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in a safety-net…
With cancer-causing HPVs depleted by vaccination, research suggests it’s time to reevaluate screening strategies
The vaccine against human papillomaviruses (HPVs) works, successfully preventing infections that cause genital warts, cervical…
Breast cancer roadmap sets out ‘comprehensive plan’ for innovations in risk-based screening
Australia now has a roadmap towards improved early detection of breast cancer, with the launch…
Liquid biopsy improves cancer detection in Li-Fraumeni syndrome patients
In 2021, at age 14, Juliet Locke was diagnosed with leukaemia – a condition which…
From prevention to treatment: new hope for genomics in the global fight against cancer
New hope in the fight against cancer worldwide emerged at a workshop on harnessing genomics…