Opinion pieces from oncology specialists in Australia and around the world.
Breast cancer studies ignore race, socioeconomic factors
In a commentary that appears in the July issue of Cancer Causes & Control, Bloomberg School…
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Treating pain in children can teach us about treating pain in adults
Hilary A. Marusak, Wayne State University The U.S. government declared a national public health emergency…
Why older people respond poorly to cancer treatment
It’s called the Silver Tsunami — the increased incidence of cancer with ageing, combined with…
New drug halves hearing loss in children following cancer treatment
Giving the drug sodium thiosulphate after chemotherapy reduces hearing loss in children treated for liver…
Light drinkers at a lower combined risk of earlier death or developing cancer
Andrew Kunzmann, Queen’s University Belfast Alcohol misuse is a major public health concern, and there…
Patriarchs on pedestals? How doctors are taught to improve their bedside manner
Mark Wilson, University of Wollongong Up until around 30 years ago, in the days of…
Experts unite to empower men with prostate cancer
Australia’s peak professional organisation for clinical radiologists and radiation oncologists has united with leading cancer…
AI is acquiring a sense of smell that can detect illnesses in human breath
Andrea Soltoggio, Loughborough University Artificial intelligence (AI) is best known for its ability to see…
Doctors are drowning in a tsunami of liver disease and cancer
Morris Sherman, University of Toronto Deaths from liver cancer in Canada have doubled over the…
Destroying tumours with gold nanoparticles
Emmanuel Fort, ESPCI Paris Gold has extraordinary properties. It can be used to make jewelry,…