The latest oncology treatment & supportive care news
Gene mutations cause leukaemia, but which ones?
Research team urges assay sequencing as ‘essential step toward a future of personalised targeted therapy’…
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PI3K/mTOR inhibitors may be effective against some uterine sarcomas
The protein P-S6S240 may serve as an indicator of poor prognosis for patients with a…
Statins do not benefit patients with lung cancer
Cholesterol-lowering drugs used alongside chemotherapy have no effect on treatment outcomes for lung cancer patients,…
Tumour protein could hold key to pancreatic cancer survival
A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is often a death sentence because current chemotherapies have little…
Colorectal cancer rates have risen dramatically in Gen X and millennials
A new study finds that compared to people born around 1950, when colorectal cancer risk…
How rare disease research is changing cancer treatment
Elaine Dunlop, Cardiff University Researching rare diseases and treatments can be a challenging task –…
New test distinguishes ‘tigers’ from ‘pussycats’ in prostate cancer
A new test has been developed to make the vital distinction between aggressive and less…
Targeted radiosurgery better than whole-brain radiation
Study shows effectiveness of radiosurgery in controlling spread of brain cancer after surgery Metastatic brain…
Taking a high-priced cancer drug with a low-fat meal can cut cost by 75 percent
Taking one-fourth the standard dose of a widely used drug for prostate cancer with a…
Australian researchers reveal genetic links underlying neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer
An Australian-led international research effort has revealed that genetic changes normally linked to breast, colon…