News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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AACR 2017: Regular aspirin use is associated with lower cancer mortality
Long-term, regular aspirin use was associated with reduced risk of death from several different kinds…
AACR 2017: Shorter sleep duration is associated with increased risk of prostate cancer in younger men
Shorter sleep duration was associated with increased risk of death from prostate cancer in men…
AACR 2017: Triple-negative breast cancer patients who responded to immunotherapy had long-term survival benefit
Among patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who were treated with the anti-PD-L1 cancer…
Biomarker identified for likely aggressive, early stage breast cancer
The one-size-fits-all approach to early stage breast cancer creates a paradox: Millions of dollars are…
Prostate cancer drug combination shows promise in early trial
A combination of two drugs for prostate cancer is safe and shows signs of effectiveness…
Diversity key to better lymphoma immune response
A University of Queensland researcher has found patients with non-hodgkins lymphoma are most likely to…
Keep it short and personal: the best way to recruit cancer patients for research
Gabrielle Dunlevy, UNSW It’s a conversation preoccupying cancer researchers: how do we turn around the…
Can the study of epigenomics lead to personalised cancer treatment?
Fabian V. Filipp, University of California, Merced Molecular insight into our own DNA is now…
Carrots and pumpkin might reduce your risk of cancer, but beware taking them in pill form
Simon Chapman, University of Sydney In February this year, ABC’s Four Corners broadcast a critical…
Weighing the risks and benefits of CT scans in childhood
John Mathews, University of Melbourne As a parent, should you be worried if your child…