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NCRI 2016: Gut microbes linked to immunotherapy response in melanoma patients
Patients with malignant melanoma – whose disease has spread – are more likely to respond…
NCRI 2016: Adult weight gain could increase cancer risk
Substantial weight gain over many years increases the risk of obesity-related cancers in men by…
Fasting may improve cancer treatment, but needs further exploration
Veronique Chachay, The University of Queensland The gold standard treatment for cancer in the last…
NCRI 2016: Gold nanoparticles help deliver lethal radiotherapy
Tagging gold nanoparticles with a small dose of radiation has helped researchers trace the precious…
NCRI 2016: One in six women diagnosed with breast cancer have a symptom other than a lump
Around one in six women (17 per cent) diagnosed with breast cancer go to their…
We need better treatments for childhood cancer, with fewer side effects
Glenn Marshall, Children’s Cancer Institute and David Ziegler, Children’s Cancer Institute The Australian government today…
Cancer to kill 5.5 million women a year by 2030
Cancer will kill 5.5 million women—about the population of Denmark—per year by 2030, a near…
How are some intestinal cells resisting chemotherapy and radiation?
When treating cancer with chemotherapy and radiation, decisions about dose must walk a fine line…
New understanding of chemotherapy resistance could prevent cancer cells fighting back
Scientists have made an important breakthrough in understanding why some cancer cells become resistant to…
Life interrupted: young people need help moving forward after cancer
By Pandora Patterson, University of Sydney. Around 1,000 teens and young Australian adults are diagnosed with…