The latest news in oncology surgery
DNA in blood can track cancer development and response in real time
Scientists have shown for the first time that tumour DNA shed into the bloodstream can…
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24 months of daily anti-androgen therapy improves long-term overall survival
The addition of 24 months of daily anti-androgen therapy during and after radiation therapy significantly…
Study quantifies threat of rising antibiotic resistance on surgery and chemotherapy
Researchers report the strongest evidence yet that rising antibiotic resistance could have disastrous consequences for…
‘One Stop’ clinic for rural men proves a success
By Rob Payne – ScienceNetwork WA. A clinic set up to improve rural and remote…
Personalised breast cancer treatment has saved millions
In just three decades, the once monolithic approach to diagnosing and treating breast cancer has…
Primary surgery is linked with survival benefit in patients with advanced throat cancer
Patients with cancers of the mid- and lower throat may have higher survival rates if…
Lung cancer survival rates improve with CT scan follow-up
Patients with recurrent lung cancer have better post-surgery survival rates if their management includes a…
Surgical probe seeks out where cancer ends and healthy tissue begins
A new surgical tool that uses light to make sure surgeons removing cancerous tumours “got…
Light at the end of the scalpel
Telling cancer from non-cancer is tough for brain surgeons. Scorpions, Amazon.com and the legacy of…
Treating ‘stage 0’ breast cancer doesn’t always save women’s lives so should we screen for it?
Christobel Saunders, University of Western Australia We’re told that “prevention is better than cure”; that…