The latest oncology treatment & supportive care news
Higher doses of radiation don’t improve survival in prostate cancer
A new study shows that higher doses of radiation do not improve survival for many…
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New treatment prospects for aggressive breast cancer
Approximately 10-15 percent of breast cancer cases do not respond to treatment with hormone therapy,…
Turning off autophagy helps chemotherapy stress cancer cells to death
A process called autophagy (from the Greek term for “self-eating”) helps cells survive stress -…
Switching chemo on and off to reduce side effects
A new anti-cancer drug that could be switched ‘on’ and ‘off’ inside the body has…
Cancer ‘signature’ first step toward blood test for patients
A discovery by Melbourne researchers could help to identify patients with a particularly aggressive type…
CRISPR enhances cancer immunotherapy
Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first cellular immunotherapies to treat cancer.…
Personal cancer vaccines show positive results
Immunotherapies are moving to the forefront of cancer treatment. Recent clinical trials have demonstrated that…
Identifying genetic ‘seeds’ of metastatic breast cancer
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women in the United…
Antibiotics may impact cancer treatment efficacy
Antibiotic use is known to have a near-immediate impact on our gut microbiota and long-term…
Seven in ten pancreatic cancer patients will not be treated with any kind of surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy
Only 34 per cent of people with pancreatic cancer will receive some kind of surgery,…