Breast Cancer Immunotherapy before surgery could dramatically improve cancer survival rates December 6, 2016 QIMR Berghofer scientists have found that reversing the order of treatment for patients with certain…
Cancer Drug News Map of drugs reveals uncharted waters in search for new treatments December 6, 2016 Scientists have created a map of all 1,578 licensed drugs and their mechanisms of action…
Digital Resources & Fundraising New Zealanders need high quality cancer information December 6, 2016 There is considerable demand for cancer information resources in New Zealand, with a third of…
Bone Cancer Young cancer survivors have twice the risk of suicide December 6, 2016 Survivors of cancer diagnosed before the age of 25 had a more than two-fold increased…
CAM Psilocybin eases existential anxiety in people with life-threatening cancer December 6, 2016 In a small double-blind study, Johns Hopkins researchers report that a substantial majority of people…
Cancer Drug News How highs and lows in testosterone levels ‘shock’ prostate cancer cells to death December 6, 2016 A strategy of alternately flooding and starving the body of testosterone is producing good results…
Commentary Research raises concerns about the health of the oncology profession December 6, 2016 Workforce changes, work intensification and workload stress within the oncology profession are taking their toll…
Cancer Drug News Could a cannabis pill reduce chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting? Here’s how we find out December 6, 2016 Peter Grimison, University of Sydney For some cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, the thought of joining…
Breast Cancer Study estimates global cancer cases, deaths in 2015 December 4, 2016 In 2015, there were an estimated 17.5 million cancer cases around the globe and 8.7…
ANZBCTG Expert Review: An Overview of the COSA 43rd & ANZBCTG 38th ASM by Kim Hobbs November 29, 2016 More than 800 delegates gathered in the convivial atmosphere of the Gold Coast. Sun was…