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Targeted treatment shrinks deadly paediatric brain tumours
Chemotherapy and radiation are effective cancer treatments because they kill rapidly dividing cells, including tumour…
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What’s behind the increase in bowel cancer among younger Australians?
Suzanne Mahady, Monash University; Eleonora Feletto, Cancer Council NSW, and Karen Canfell, UNSW Bowel cancer…
New findings may help oncologists determine effectiveness of checkpoint inhibitors
In an article recently published in JCI Insight, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham…
Gene changes may predict breast cancer relapse
Scientists have identified genetic changes that may predict the likelihood of breast cancer relapse in…
New tumour test could guide personalised treatment for children with cancer
Scientists at the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital are the first in…
Virus-based therapy targets a paediatric eye cancer
A cancer-killing, virus-based therapy showed promising effects against retinoblastoma – a tumour of the retina…
Final verdict on finasteride: Safe, effective prevention for prostate cancer
Finasteride, a generic hormone-blocking drug, was found to reduce the risk of prostate cancer by…
Trial shows pembrolizumab performs better than chemotherapy in second line treatment of advanced oesophageal cancer
Announced today were the first presentation of results from KEYNOTE-181, a Phase 3 trial investigating…
Personalised treatment benefits kidney cancer patients
Personalised treatment plans may extend life expectancy for early-stage kidney cancer patients who have risk…
Liver cancer patients can be treated for Hepatitis C infection
A large, multi-centre study refutes earlier suggestions that antiviral drugs for treating hepatitis C may…