News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Researchers create a drug to extend the lives of men with prostate cancer
Fifteen years ago, Michael Jung was already an eminent scientist when his wife asked him…
Study extends potential for personalised immunotherapy to large variety of cancers
A Ludwig Cancer Research study shows that ovarian cancer, which has proved resistant to currently…
Potential of 3-D nanoenvironments for experimental cancer research
Researchers at Okayama University employed a 3-D nano-matrix to gain insights into how different cells…
In BRCA mutation carriers, obesity is linked with increased DNA damage
Being obese or having a higher body mass index (BMI) while carrying a BRCA (BReast…
Major study shows five times greater suicide rate in patients with urological cancers
A major UK survey has shown that patients with urological cancer such as prostate, bladder…
Epigenetic analysis: Giving the right name to a tumour
Scientists have substantially enhanced the classification of tumours of the central nervous system. Physicians will…
Study suggests that cancer survivors are more easily fatigued
Adults who have undergone successful cancer treatment years or decades previously become fatigued more quickly…
Turning off autophagy helps chemotherapy stress cancer cells to death
A process called autophagy (from the Greek term for “self-eating”) helps cells survive stress -…
Many adolescent and young adult cancer survivors have more social connections than peers
Survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer often have stronger social networks than their non-cancer…
Cancer ‘signature’ first step toward blood test for patients
A discovery by Melbourne researchers could help to identify patients with a particularly aggressive type…