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Social interaction affects cancer patients’ response to treatment
How well cancer patients fared after chemotherapy was affected by their social interaction with other…
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Some women may benefit from delaying breast reconstruction following mastectomy
Some patients with a combination of risk factors, such as being obese and having diabetes…
Scientists shed new light on mechanism behind radiation bystander effect
More than half of cancer patients undergo radiotherapy, in which high doses of radiation are…
Immune-cell numbers predict response to combination immunotherapy in melanoma
Whether a melanoma patient will better respond to a single immunotherapy drug or two in…
Genetic predisposition to breast cancer due to non-BRCA mutations in Ashkenazi Jewish women
Genetic mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer in…
Concurrent chemotherapy, proton therapy improves survival in patients with advanced lung cancer
For patients with advanced, inoperable stage 3 lung cancer, concurrent chemotherapy and the specialised radiation…
Latest research shows surgery for early stage prostate cancer doesn’t save lives
By Ian Haines, Monash University From the 1980s, when prostate screening became available, many men…
Half of Australian cancer survivors shouldering financial stress – and it’s on the rise
New analysis has found that up to 1 in 2 Australian cancer survivors experience financial…
Combo immunotherapy may herald new standard of care for kidney cancer
Combination therapy with two immunotherapy drugs produces an unprecedented doubling of response rates from 20…
Personal neoantigen vaccine prompts strong anti-tumour response in melanoma patients
A personal cancer treatment vaccine that targets distinctive “neoantigens” on tumour cells has been shown…