News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Significant increase in number of women tested for BRCA gene, but many high-risk patients still missing out
Discovery of the BRCA genetic mutation in the mid-90s represented a breakthrough in breast and…
How big data is being mobilised in the fight against leukaemia
Lorna Jackson, University of Glasgow and Lisa Hopcroft, University of Glasgow Healthy cell function relies…
How obesity causes cancer, and may make screening and treatment harder
Alessandro R Demaio, University of Copenhagen and Anna Beale, Monash University Today, almost two in…
Women who take the pill protected from some cancers for up to thirty years
Women who have taken the oral contraceptive pill are protected from some types of cancer…
Why Me? New study finds that most cancer mutations are due to random DNA copying ‘mistakes’
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists report data from a new study providing evidence that…
Preterm births more common in mothers who are cancer survivors
For young women facing a new cancer diagnosis, fertility preservation can be an important consideration…
Active surveillance preserves quality of life for prostate cancer patients
Faced with the negative quality-of-life effects from surgery and radiation treatments for prostate cancer, low…
New biomarker ‘Bim’ could enable smarter treatment for melanoma patients
Over the past few years, checkpoint blockade immunotherapies have revolutionised cancer treatment and helped many…
The intestine has a resevoir of chemo-resistant stem cells
The intestine has a high rate of cellular regeneration due to the wear and tear…
To screen or not to screen for lung cancer?
Counseling and shared decision-making visit helps high-risk individuals decide Lung cancer screening using a low-dose…