Commentary A decade on, vaccine has halved cervical cancer rate August 30, 2016 By The BBC. The world’s first cancer vaccine was administered in Australia exactly 10 years…
Breast Cancer Breast cancer survivors left with lifelong financial burden August 30, 2016 A Macquarie University study into the financial cost of lymphoedema borne by women who have…
Cancer Drug News More chemo drugs don’t improve treatment of rare bone cancer August 30, 2016 Osteosarcoma patients with tumours that haven’t responded well to the standard chemotherapy regimen have unimproved…
CAM Vitamin C may boost effectiveness of acute myeloid leukemia treatment August 30, 2016 A simple adjustment to patients’ therapeutic regimen may improve the effectiveness of the standard epigenetic…
Commentary Young people with cancer should have affordable options to preserve their fertility August 29, 2016 Antoinette Anazodo, UNSW Australia and Brigitte Gerstl, UNSW Australia Due to significant advances in diagnosis…
Commentary How a nasty, brain-eating parasite could help us fight cancer August 29, 2016 Hany Elsheikha, University of Nottingham. We’ve known since the turn of the 20th century that…
Breast Cancer Expecting the worst increases side-effects in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant hormone therapy August 25, 2016 A study of women receiving hormone therapies such as tamoxifen as part of their treatment…
Commentary Excess weight linked to eight more cancer types August 25, 2016 There’s yet another reason to maintain a healthy weight as we age. An international team…
Breast Cancer How often should you have a mammogram? Breast density and risk can inform decision August 24, 2016 Women between the ages of 50 and 74 may benefit from more or less frequent…
Editor's Choice ‘Born to be bad’ or ‘born to be benign’ – testing cells for oesophageal cancer risk August 20, 2016 Genetically analysing lesions in the food pipe could provide an early and accurate test for…