News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
Browsing: Editor’s Choice
Childhood cancers not on the rise in SA and NT but disparity remains for Indigenous children
Despite national and global reports of rising incidences of cancer affecting children and young people,…
Looking to nature: Plant research shows promise against cervical cancer cells
Research focused on collecting and analysing plants native to Ethiopia is showing promise against cervical…
Fasting primes the immune system’s natural killer cells to better target cancer, new study in mice finds
Periods of fasting reprogram the immune system’s natural killer cells to better fight cancer, according…
5000 Australians with toughest cancers referred to PrOSPeCT for free comprehensive genomic profiling
The nation’s largest cancer genomics initiative PrOSPeCT (Precision Oncology Screening Platform Enabling Clinical Trials) has…
‘No better time than now’ to move forward on breast cancer screening
A new Australian Government funded report on optimising breast cancer screening should be a catalyst…
Scientists developing at-home swab tests for endometrial and ovarian cancer
Early detection improves treatment outcomes for endometrial and ovarian cancers, yet far too often women…
‘Goldilocks’ binding strength determines anti-cancer T-cell efficacy and fate
Immunotherapy, treatments that reinvigorate immune cells’ anti-cancer activity or reprogram T cells to target cancer,…
Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma revealed
A new study (EClinicalMedicine) from Lund University in Sweden suggests that tattoos could be a…
Twenty-hour ‘face-off’ surgery saves cancer patient’s life
A marathon 20-hour operation that involved peeling the skin off a man’s face to remove…
New tool flags hidden sexual struggles in female partners of patients with prostate cancer
The partners of patients with prostate cancer grapple with their own quality-of-life issues that impact…