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HPV vaccination prevents development of cervical cancer
Most people who have sexual contact at some point in their life will be exposed…
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Computers equal radiologists in assessing breast density and associated breast cancer risk
Automated breast-density evaluation was just as accurate in predicting women’s risk of breast cancer, found…
Pill for breast cancer diagnosis may outperform mammograms
As many as one in three women treated for breast cancer undergo unnecessary procedures, but…
Why cancer cells go to sleep: the mystery of cancer dormancy
Francesco Crea, The Open University Cancer has always been thought of as something that grows…
Pre-cancerous: warning sign or cause for panic?
Susan Woods, University of Adelaide; Hannah Brown, University of Adelaide, and Tamsin Lannagan, University of…
Skin cancer caught earlier by spouses, diagnosed more accurately by dermatologists
Two studies published in JAMA Dermatology report on the detection of early skin cancers in married couples,…
UK parents want the HPV vaccine for their sons – new research
Sue Sherman, Keele University Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection that causes diseases…
Liquid biopsy of cerebrospinal fluid for the precise characterisation and molecular diagnosis of brain tumours
Published today ahead of print and open access in Clinical Cancer Research, a study led by…
When a genetic test result for breast cancer comes out of the blue
By Deborah Smith, UNSW Women newly diagnosed with breast cancer who learn they carry a…
Making headway in infant leukaemia research
Around 600 children under the age of 15 are diagnosed with leukaemia each year in…