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The importance of returning results to study participants
Researchers from Garvan and the Australian Pancreatic Cancer Genome Initiative have explored the feasibility and…
Quick, cheap genetic test could help prostate cancer treatment
Identifying which men with advanced prostate cancer will benefit from targeted treatments could be made…
Biosensor mouse lights up health and disease
By Brigid O’Gorman. Researchers from Sydney’s Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the UK have developed a glow-in-the-dark…
Women with disabilities may be missing out on cancer screening
UK women with disabilities are a third less likely to participate in breast cancer screening…
‘Labyrinth’ chip could help monitor aggressive cancer stem cells
Inspired by the Labyrinth of Greek mythology, a new chip etched with fluid channels sends…
Cancers Associated with Overweight and Obesity Make up 40 percent of Cancers Diagnosed
Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of 13 types of cancer. These cancers…
Tobacco smokers could gain 86 million years of life if they switch to vaping, study finds
Up to 6.6 million cigarette smokers will live substantially longer if cigarette smoking is replaced…
Pesticide use during pregnancy linked to increased risk of childhood brain tumours
Previous epidemiological studies have suggested that exposure to pesticides during pregnancy may have a possible…
Australian Doctors Discover Woman’s “Cancer” Is Actually Tattoo Ink
Australian doctors mistook 15-year-old tattoo pigment for cancer in a case recently reported on in the Annals…
Poliovirus therapy induces immune responses against cancer
An investigational therapy using modified poliovirus to attack cancer tumours appears to unleash the body’s…