News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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ASCO 2016: Mobile-friendly web application extends lung cancer survival
A Web-mediated follow-up application (MoovcareTM) improves advanced lung cancer survival, according to a French multicentre randomised phase…
ASCO 2016: Cancer drug retail prices vastly different between countries
A pilot study revealed large differences in median retail prices for 23 cancer drugs in…
ASCO 2016: Novel antibody helps patients with advanced gastric cancer live longer
Findings from a European phase II study showed that the novel, first-in- class antibody IMAB362…
ASCO 2016: Antibody drug conjugate shows early promise in small cell lung cancer
Early findings from a first-in-human clinical trial showed that antibody drug conjugate (ADC) rovalpituzumab tesirine…
ASCO 2016: Precision medicine approach may expand therapeutic options for patients
Researchers reported encouraging early results from a phase II trial that matches patients with molecular…
Why we’re long overdue for a global standard in colorectal cancer care
By Julien Wiggins – Bowel Cancer Australia. Health professionals are gathering more data on colorectal cancer…
How Australians Die: cause #2 – cancers
By Terry Slevin, Cancer Council Australia and Andrew Redfern, University of Western Australia. Described as…
ASCO 2016: New Treatment for Advanced Breast Cancer Doubles Progression Free Survival Rates
New practice changing clinical trial results show that for postmenopausal women with advanced or metastatic…
New Zealand backs plain packaging for cigarettes
New Zealand said on Tuesday it will introduce plain packaging on tobacco products, joining a…
Telstra Health will hold Australians’ cancer details, so we need to ensure their privacy is protected
By Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute – The Conversation. The Department of Health recently announced that Telstra had…