News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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‘Liquid biopsy’ can help predict outcomes in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer
A clinically relevant “liquid biopsy” test can be used to profile cancer genomes from blood…
New international practice guidelines for tamoxifen treatment based on CYP2D6 genotype
An international group of clinicians and scientists representing the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) published…
New Gardasil 9 vaccine boosts teens’ protection from HPV and cervical cancer by 23%
Suzanne Marie Garland, The Royal Women’s Hospital As 12 and 13-year-old boys and girls start…
Boost for UNSW brain cancer and joint replacement research
A clinical trial of a new immunotherapy that will deliver a “toxin bomb” to brain…
Aging immune system may explain age-related cancer risk increase
The key to cancer prevention may lie in the immune system rather than genetic mutations,…
Meeting the challenges of the longest cancer survivors
By Professor Ian Olver AM, for oncologynews.com.au. The issues facing cancer survivors are being more intensively investigated…
Gaps in public and expert views on cancer risk
There are substantial gaps between expert recommendations and public knowledge about risk factors for cancer,…
Number of Australians living with or beyond cancer to surge 72% by 2040
1 in 18 Australians will have a personal history of cancer The number of Australians…
How cancer metastasis happens: Researchers reveal a key mechanism
Cancer metastasis, the migration of cells from a primary tumour to form distant tumours in…
Can mice really mirror humans when it comes to cancer?
A new Michigan State University study is helping to answer a pressing question among scientists…