News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Landmark Lions project to provide genome sequencing to hundreds of Aussie kids with cancer
Hundreds of Australian children with high-risk cancer will have access to new genome sequencing technologies…
Exercise may reduce the risk of cervical cancer
Even 30 minutes of exercise per week has the potential to significantly reduce a woman’s…
Researchers find blood marker that determines who will respond to colorectal cancer drug
Cancer researchers have identified a marker that shows up in a blood test that determines…
Ways to improve patient comfort during skin cancer screening
New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine suggests two simple ways dermatologists…
High fruit intake during adolescence linked with lower breast cancer risk
Two linked papers in The BMJ shed new light on the relation of alcohol and diet with…
UK Post-mortem cancer study goes national
Cancer Research UK has today announced a £4 million ($7.8 million AUD) investment to expand…
Chemo & CAM: Is initiation of chemo affected by complementary, alternative medicine use?
Women with early-stage breast cancer for whom chemotherapy was indicated and who used dietary supplements…
Why ‘sharks get cancer, mole rats don’t’
A provocative new book by radiation oncologist James S. Welsh, Sharks Get Cancer, Mole Rats Don’t:…
New research gives deeper understanding of why some breast cancers are hard to treat
Scientists have unearthed crucial new genetic information about how breast cancer develops and the genetic…
Starving cancer the key to new treatments
ANU Research School of Biology researchers have found a vital supply route that cancer cells use…