News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Marker for cancer stem cells
Cells with stem-cell characteristics appear to be especially important in the formation and metastasis of…
Making headway in infant leukaemia research
Around 600 children under the age of 15 are diagnosed with leukaemia each year in…
Breast cancers detected at smaller size in women with implants
Breast augmentation with implants does not interfere with the ability to detect later breast cancers…
Links between eating red meat and distal colon cancer in women
A new study suggests that a diet free from red meat significantly reduces the risk…
Paediatric cancer drug shows 93 percent response rate
A first-of-its-kind drug targeting a fused gene found in many types of cancer was effective…
The connection between diet, obesity, and cancer: Nutrition experts explore the evidence
About one third of cancer cases are estimated to be linked to dietary and other…
Man’s Pot Belly Turns Out To Be Giant Fatty Tumour
Always (dis)trust your gut. A New Jersey man was vindicated earlier this month when doctors…
Scientists find stomach cells in lung cancer
Tumours are notoriously mixed up; cells from one part often express different genes and adopt…
The Challenges of Cancer Research in Middle Income Countries
By Professor Ian Olver AM for oncologynews.com.au. The control of non-communicable diseases is an emerging problem…
The use of immunotherapy to treat metastatic breast cancer
Breast cancer, in the stage with distant metastases, is an incurable disease with a 5…