News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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ASTRO 2016: Unmet need for radiation therapy found among nearly half of eligible cancer patients in nine developing countries
Although approximately 50 percent of cancer patients in developing countries need radiation therapy (RT) to…
ASTRO 2016: Radiation boost reduces local tumour recurrence for DCIS patients following WBRT
A supplemental “boost” of radiation improves local control and provides an incremental benefit in decreasing…
Fatty diet activates oldest branch of immune system, causing intestinal tumours
A high-fat-diet-induced immune reaction causes inflammation leading to intestinal cancer in a mouse model –…
ASTRO 2016: Cervical and endometrial cancer patients report fewer side effects and better quality of life with IMRT
Patients with cervical and endometrial cancer have fewer gastrointestinal and genitourinary side effects and experience…
The Long Read: How Microsoft computer scientists and researchers are working to ‘solve‘ cancer
By Allison Linn. How Microsoft computer scientists and researchers are working to “solve” cancer At Microsoft’s…
Can we use a simple blood test to detect cancer?
Elin Gray, Edith Cowan University Breast cancer could be detected using a blood test, according…
Medicinal cannabis trial to enrol first patients soon
A world-first clinical trial led by UNSW to assess whether medicinal cannabis can enhance the quality…
E-cigarettes may have helped 18,000 people in England quit smoking in 2015
E-cigarettes may have helped about 18,000 people in England to give up smoking in 2015,…
New immunotherapy for leukaemia shows promise in small clinical trial
A new type of immunotherapy shows promise against cases of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) that…
Targeting fat to treat cancer
Fat isn’t just something we eat: it may also lie at the heart of a…