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