News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Older adults with blood cancers: How they fare
Although the majority of patients who have blood cancers are older adults, they make up…
A step towards recovering reproduction in girls who survive childhood cancer
Leukaemia treatments often leave girls infertile, but a procedure developed by researchers at the University…
Telerehabilitation benefits patients with late-stage cancers
Recent research led by Andrea Cheville, M.D., a Mayo Clinic physical medicine and rehabilitation physician,…
AACR 2019: Gilteritinib improved survival for patients with acute myeloid leukaemia
Treatment with the FLT3-targeted therapeutic gilteritinib (Xospata) improved survival for patients with relapsed or refractory…
Gut microbiome directs the immune system to fight cancer
The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors – which “release the brakes” of the body’s immune…
Historic commitment from Labor to cancer patients
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) applauds Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s…
AACR 2019: Use of oral contraceptives protects against most-fatal types of ovarian cancer
Researchers have observed for several years that people who have a history of using oral…
AACR 2019: Cancer preventive vaccine showed promising results in preclinical model of Lynch syndrome
Vaccination with as few as four tumour antigens generated antigen-specific responses, reduced intestinal tumours, and…
AACR 2019: Studies explore mechanisms behind obesity-cancer link
New studies led by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers explore biological…
AACR 2019: Excess body weight before 50 is associated with higher risk of dying from pancreatic cancer
Excess weight before age 50 may be more strongly associated with pancreatic cancer mortality risk…