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Simple test predicts return of bladder cancer
Scientists have devised a simple test for an earlier and more accurate warning of returning…
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Vaccine to slow cancer growth closer to human trials
A more targeted and affordable cancer treatment vaccine with wide ranging potential is being tested…
Lung cancer screening could save money as well as lives, research shows
Lung cancer screening is likely to be cost-effective, particularly if it also identifies other tobacco-related…
Three charts on cancer rates in Australia: where liver cancer is on the rise while other types fall
Terry Slevin, Cancer Council Australia Liver cancer is a looming health threat in Australia, recent…
Home bladder cancer tests set for clinical trial
A leading car sensor manufacturer is developing a device to radically simplify bladder cancer testing.…
Bowel cancer screening could save 83,800 lives by 2040 – if more Australians participated
New research by Cancer Council NSW has estimated the benefits, harms and cost-effectiveness of Australia’s…
Clearer picture of cancer risk for women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations
A study which tracked almost 10,000 women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations for up…
Genetic testing can pick out men at increased risk of testicular cancer
Testing for large numbers of genetic changes can identify men with over a 10-fold increased…
Nanotechnology based blood test to predict aggressive prostate cancer accurately
A new diagnostic developed by Alberta scientists will allow men to bypass painful biopsies to…
Five years before brain cancer diagnosis, changes detectable in blood
Changes in immune activity appear to signal a growing brain tumour five years before symptoms…