News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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New breast cell types discovered by multidisciplinary research team
A joint effort by breast cancer researchers and bioinformaticians has provided new insights into the molecular changes that drive…
Smoking – particularly if started during adolescence – is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, major new study finds
A major new prospective study funded by Breast Cancer Now has found that smoking is associated with…
NCRI 2017: Big data analysis predicts risk of radiotherapy effects
Analysing big data to predict men’s risk of side effects could help personalise radiotherapy treatment…
Acid reflux drug linked to more than doubled risk of stomach cancer
The long term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a class of drugs commonly used…
How to train your drugs: nanotherapeutics
Chemotherapy benefits a great many patients but the side effects can be brutal. When a…
Scientists discover surprising immune cell activity that may be limiting immunotherapy
Researchers have uncovered a surprising process within a key immune cell that may help explain…
Just-in-time 3-D implants set to transform tumour surgery
A major new Australian research project using 3D implants and robotic surgery is set to…
Long-term aspirin use reduces the incidence of digestive cancers by up to 47 percent
The long-term use of aspirin has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of digestive…
‘Double decker’ antibody technology fights cancer
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have created a new class of antibody-drug conjugates…
Artificial intelligence: Is this the future of early cancer detection?
A new endoscopic system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) has today been shown to automatically…