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Viral particles support prophylactic vaccination against breast cancer
Artificial structures of tumour antigens, so-called mimotopes, applied in vaccinations of cancer patients can trigger…
Psychological intervention tackles fear of melanoma recurrence
A new psychological intervention has been shown to significantly reduce melanoma survivors’ fear of their…
ESMO 2016: Longer disease-free survival in phase III trial of sunitinib as adjuvant treatment for kidney cancer
A phase III trial of sunitinib has met its primary endpoint of disease-free survival for…
ESMO 2016: Niraparib significantly improves outcome of ovarian cancer patients in landmark trial
The PARP inhibitor niraparib significantly improves the outcome of platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer, according to…
Boys should also get the HPV vaccine to protect themselves from oral and genital cancers
Nham Tran, University of Technology Sydney and Samantha Khoury, University of Technology Sydney The human…
Women should be told about their breast density when they have a mammogram
Kara Britt, Monash University; Honor Joy Hugo, Queensland University of Technology; Jennifer Stone, University of…
Immune-boosting gut microbes can help chemotherapy drugs
Certain microbes in the gut can help improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs, according to…
Cancer cells have Alzheimer’s disease, too
A study published today by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of…
Working night shifts unlikely to increase breast cancer risk
New research has found that working night shifts has little or no effect on a woman’s…
‘Game-changing’ immunotherapy doubles head and neck cancer survival
An immunotherapy drug has been hailed as a potential ‘game changer’ after being found to…