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Study contradicts belief that cancer protects against Alzheimer’s
Despite studies that claim people with cancer are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease -…
Study suggests testosterone therapy does not raise risk of aggressive prostate cancer
Men with low levels of the male sex hormone testosterone need not fear that testosterone…
Can gender play a role in determining cancer treatment choices?
It is well known that men and women differ in terms of cancer susceptibility, survival…
New study: no increase in brain cancer across 29 years of mobile use in Australia
By Simon Chapman, University of Sydney – The Conversation. Earlier this year, Australia saw a whirlwind tour…
93 percent of advanced leukaemia patients in remission after immunotherapy
‘Extraordinary’ but short-term results from early-stage trial of engineered immune cells Twenty-seven of 29 patients…
Cognitive-behavioral therapy may help reduce memory problems in cancer survivors who have received chemotherapy
A new analysis indicates that a type of psychotherapy delivered by videoconference may help prevent…
Exposure to particulate air pollutants associated with numerous cancers
Researchers have found that long-term exposure to environmental pollutants was associated with increased risk of…
Streamlined approach and treatments improve the quality of care for men with prostate cancer
The quality of prostate cancer care is improving according to new Monash University research published…
Breast cancer campaigns might be pink, but men get it too
By Rik Thompson, Queensland University of Technology and Christobel Saunders, University of Western Australia. Although…
Is breast conserving therapy or mastectomy better for early breast cancer?
Young women with early breast cancer face a difficult choice about whether to opt for…