News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Distinguishing fatal prostate cancer from ‘manageable’ cancer now possible
Scientists at the University of York have found a way of distinguishing between fatal prostate…
Anti-cancer virus fits tumour receptor like a ‘key in a lock’
Seneca Valley Virus sounds like the last bug you’d want to catch, but it could…
Organic food and cancer risk – gut microbe expert on latest research
Tim Spector, King’s College London Organic food is an over-hyped and overpriced fad, according to…
Research Check: can you cut your cancer risk by eating organic?
Rosemary Stanton, UNSW A new study out this week has shoppers wondering whether it’s worth…
Siblings suffer similar levels of post-traumatic stress as the children with cancer
Anita D’Urso, University of East Anglia When a child is diagnosed with cancer, the whole…
ESMO 2018: Barriers to early clinical trial access for adolescents and young adults still exist, study shows
Young cancer patients at the crossroads of childhood and adulthood seem to be stuck in…
ESMO 2018: Multi-strain probiotic reduces chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea
A high concentration of multi-strain probiotic helps to reduce mild to moderate episodes of chemotherapy-induced…
Evidence mounts linking aspirin to lower risk of ovarian cancer
Taking a low-dose aspirin daily may help women lower their risk of developing ovarian cancer.…
Neoadjuvant combination checkpoint blockade trial yields high response rates for patients with high-risk stage three melanoma
Combination checkpoint blockade before surgery (neoadjuvant therapy) produced a high response rate among patients with…
Stop worrying and trust the evidence: it’s very unlikely Roundup causes cancer
Ian Musgrave, University of Adelaide The common weed killer Roundup (glyphosate) is back in the…