News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Long-term health effects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs not as dire as perceived
The detonation of atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August…
‘Bursts’ of chromosome changes fuel breast cancer tumour growth
As with most cancers, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells have abnormal amounts of chromosomes or…
How mouth microbes may worsen colorectal cancer
Bacteria commonly found in the mouth have been recently shown to worsen colorectal cancer in…
Cancer drug for mums-to-be may curb baby girls’ future fertility
Chemotherapy treatment during pregnancy may affect the future fertility of unborn baby girls, a study…
Cancer overtakes heart disease as the main cause of death in 12 European countries
Although diseases of the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease, CVD) kill more people worldwide…
Cancer Research UK launches new trial to test drug against resistant bladder cancer
A clinical trial to test a drug which may stop bladder cancers becoming resistant to…
Review: State of the Art Radiation Therapy STARTX Conference
Dr. Noel Aherne, Convenor STARTX State of the Art Radiation Therapy STARTX Conference, Byron Bay, August…
Could friendly bacteria be used to treat cancer?
Paul Dyson, Swansea University “The more I learn, the more I realise how much I…
Natural selection may be the answer to the cancer riddle, but can we beat evolution?
Beata Ujvari, Deakin University Essential organs tasked with keeping us alive and reproducing – such…
Low oxygen, high risk: How tumours adapt to become more aggressive
One of the many reasons tumours are so difficult to treat is that they are…