News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Study shows diet and exercise improve treatment outcomes for obese pediatric cancer patients
Diet and exercise may improve treatment outcomes in paediatric cancer patients, according to a study…
Discovery of a new genetic syndrome which predisposes the body to cancer
Research led by Jordi Surrallés, professor of the Department of Genetics and Microbiology at the…
MRI contrast agent locates and distinguishes aggressive from slow-growing breast cancer
A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent being tested by researchers at Case Western…
Pioneering ‘precision’ radiotherapy boosts prostate cancer survival
A high-tech form of radiotherapy that shapes radiation beams to tumours can dramatically improve outcomes…
Breast cancer study confirms the ‘Angelina Jolie’ effect
By Timothy Malcolm, UNSW. A study into the “Jolie Effect” by Weill Cornell Medicine and UNSW Sydney…
HPV screening is far more effective than Pap tests: results from world-first clinical trial
A new study by Cancer Council NSW and the Victorian Cytology Service (VCS Ltd.) has…
Handheld ‘pen’ may bring real-time cancer diagnosis to surgeons’ fingertips
Scientists have developed a handheld probe capable of non-destructively distinguishing between tumours and healthy tissue…
What mediates the beneficial effects of exercise on breast cancer outcomes?
The ability of serum obtained from women with breast cancer immediately after finishing two hours…
ESMO 2017: Adjuvant Nivolumab Superior to Ipilimumab in Surgically Resected Stage III/IV Melanoma
Adjuvant nivolumab is superior to standard of care ipilimumab in patients with surgically resected stage…
ESMO 2017: Combination Targeted Adjuvant Therapy Doubles Relapse-free Survival in Stage III Melanoma
Combination targeted adjuvant therapy with dabrafenib and trametinib doubles relapse-free survival in patients with stage…