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How two 1990s discoveries have led to (some) cured cancers, and a Nobel Prize
Craig Gedye, University of Newcastle This year’s award of the Nobel Prize for Physiology and…
Diet affects the breast microbiome in mammals
Diet influences the composition of microbial populations in the mammary glands of nonhuman primates, researchers…
Young cancer survivors at greater risk of mental health disorders
Young cancer survivors are at greater risk of poor mental health, a new UNSW study…
Nobel Prize awarded “for discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018 was awarded jointly to James P. Allison…
Discovery paves way for improved ovarian cancer care
Melbourne scientists have revealed a better way to identify which patients should respond to PARP…
Faecal microbiota transplantation helps restore beneficial bacteria in cancer patients
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre have shown that autologous faecal microbiota transplantation (auto-FMT)…
Study shows invasive lung cancer surgery can lead to long-term opioid use
Patients treated with more-invasive surgical techniques for a type of early-stage lung cancer are more…
Study shows women with non-small cell lung cancers live longer than men
Women diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) live longer than their male counterparts, according…
Opioid deaths less likely in cancer patients, post-surgery opioid use can be reduced successfully
In the midst of the national opioid epidemic, two new studies explore opioid use in…
Trial participation among factors influencing risk of relapse in AYA leukaemia patients
Adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) were significantly more likely…