News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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SABCS 2016: Menopausal symptoms may be mistaken for tamoxifen side effects
Women taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer were less likely to continue taking the drug…
SABCS 2016: Scalp-cooling system reduced hair loss in many breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
A system designed to prevent hair loss in chemotherapy patients by cooling the scalp was…
NSW adults risk dying of embarrassment
Over a third of adults in NSW think bowel cancer is ‘dirty and embarrassing’, potentially…
Prostate cancer patients more likely to die of other diseases, say 15-year PLCO results
Starting in 1993 and ending in 2001, ten academic medical centers in the United States…
Diet, the gut microbiome and colorectal cancer: are they linked?
Recent evidence from animal models suggests a role for specific types of intestinal bacteria in…
Breast cancer patients could benefit from controversial hormone
An international team of researchers involving the University of Adelaide is tackling the controversy over…
SABCS 2016: Depression drug reduces joint pain for women with early stage breast cancer
A drug typically used to treat depression and anxiety can significantly reduce joint pain in…
SABCS 2016: Extended letrozole therapy showed limited benefit in postmenopausal women with early-stage, HR-positive breast cancer
Five additional years of hormone therapy with letrozole following an initial five years of aromatase…
Fat intake shows link to metastasis
The discovery of metastasis-promoting protein receptors (CD36) in mouse cells has led to the launch…
SABCS 2016 : Adding everolimus to fulvestrant improved outcomes for postmenopausal patients with HR-positive breast cancer
Progression-free survival was more than doubled for patients with metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast…