News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Nearly half of US paediatric clinical trials go unfinished or unpublished
Recent legislation in the US is encouraging clinical trials in children, including the Best Pharmaceuticals…
Radiotherapy supercharges cancer-targeting viruses to treat deadly skin cancer
Combining radiotherapy with a virus that targets cancer cells kicks both treatments into overdrive to…
Researchers uncover complex genetic secrets of cancer risk
Cancer is a disease of our genes – yet our understanding of how our genetic…
HPV-vaccinated women protect men from infection
A Melbourne study has found the first evidence of ‘herd protection’ from vaccinations against the…
Excess weight linked to cardiotoxicity in breast cancer
In patients with breast cancer, obesity was significantly associated with a greater risk of developing…
Pancreatic cancer resists personalised medicine — what researchers are doing to fight back
A team led by University of Arizona researchers is taking a new, patient-directed approach to…
Air pollution may shorten survival of patients with lung cancer
Air pollution may shorten the survival of patients with lung cancer, suggests a population based…
Gold particles shown to boost prototype cancer therapies
In a case of ancient medicine meeting post-millennial technology, researchers have found that attaching tiny…
New cancer nanomedicine reduces pancreatic tumour growth
Australian cancer researchers have developed a highly promising nanomedicine that could improve treatment for pancreatic…
The Long Read: The do-nothing dilemma
Charlotte Huff, Mosaic Science When Judy Refuerzo heard the word ‘carcinoma’, she began considering her…