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Examining mitochondrial DNA may help identify unknown ancestry that influences breast cancer risk
Genetic testing of mitochondrial DNA could reveal otherwise unknown ancestry that can influence a person’s…
Active monitoring as effective for prostate cancer as surgery and radiotherapy, in terms of survival at 10 years
Active monitoring is as effective as surgery and radiotherapy, in terms of survival at 10…
Study finds no link between vasectomy and prostate cancer risk
In a new study, men who underwent vasectomy did not have an increased risk of…
New way of testing drugs could speed up development of breast cancer treatments
Scientists have discovered a new way to test hundreds of cancer drugs very quickly, which could…
Australian receives global recognition for pioneering prostate cancer research
A breakthrough technique utilising Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is set to optimise the prostate cancer…
Anxiety – a risk factor for death from cancer in men
Men who suffer from anxiety are more than twice as likely to die from cancer…
Patients with advanced lymphoma in remission after T-cell therapy
Patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma participating in an early-phase immunotherapy trial led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer…
Case for liquid biopsies builds in advanced lung cancer
For patients with advanced lung cancer, a non-invasive liquid biopsy may be a more effective…
Many adolescent girls with leukaemia are not being screened for pregnancy before beginning chemotherapy in the US
A new study indicates that adolescent females with acute leukaemia have low rates of pregnancy…
Simple blood test could be used to detect breast cancer
Researchers at The University of Western Australia are working on a quick, simple and less…