The latest oncology treatment & supportive care news
New research provides hope for patients with hard-to-treat breast cancer
Cancer Research UK scientists have found a new way to slow the growth of the…
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More effective and less invasive: how breast cancer treatment has evolved since the 1950s
Nicholas Wilcken, University of Sydney. Treating breast cancer with a very high dose of chemotherapy…
Learning the language of cells will help scientists beat cancer
By Mohan Harihar, University of Leicester. Chemotherapy is a blunt weapon. It kills cancer cells…
ASCO 2016: Twice a day radiotherapy halves treatment time and is equally good at treating small cell lung cancer
Having radiotherapy once a day for six and a half weeks or twice a day…
ASCO 2016: Chemotherapy combination with capecitabine extends survival after pancreatic cancer surgery
A European phase III trial, one of the largest ever conducted in pancreatic cancer, showed…
ASCO 2016: Novel antibody helps patients with advanced gastric cancer live longer
Findings from a European phase II study showed that the novel, first-in- class antibody IMAB362…
ASCO 2016: Antibody drug conjugate shows early promise in small cell lung cancer
Early findings from a first-in-human clinical trial showed that antibody drug conjugate (ADC) rovalpituzumab tesirine…
ASCO 2016: Precision medicine approach may expand therapeutic options for patients
Researchers reported encouraging early results from a phase II trial that matches patients with molecular…
Why we’re long overdue for a global standard in colorectal cancer care
By Julien Wiggins – Bowel Cancer Australia. Health professionals are gathering more data on colorectal cancer…
How Australians Die: cause #2 – cancers
By Terry Slevin, Cancer Council Australia and Andrew Redfern, University of Western Australia. Described as…