News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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New predictive tool for assessing breast cancer risk
Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) have identified a molecular…
ASCO urges aggressive efforts to increase HPV vaccination and prevent cancer
Use of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines should be rapidly expanded to protect thousands of young…
Marriage may help prolong survival in cancer patients
New research has uncovered a link between being married and living longer among cancer patients,…
European premier of novel scanning technique to show whether drugs work
The first cancer patient in Europe to be scanned with a revolutionary imaging technique inspires…
St Vincent’s scandal
By Nial Wheate, University of Sydney – originally published on The Conversation. (ONA Editor’s note: The final section of…
False-positive cancer readings due to faulty testing kits, says Health Minister Jack Snelling
ABC Adelaide An error in testing which saw 100 South Australian men being wrongly told…
Australia’s melanoma rates overtaken by New Zealand
Researchers from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have found that Australia no longer has the…
9 in 10 don’t link alcohol and cancer
Almost 90 per cent of people in England don’t associate drinking alcohol with an increased…
BPA changes foetal development of the mammary gland and can raise breast cancer risk
A new culture system that tests the role of chemical exposure on the developing mammary…
New study links coffee consumption to decreased risk of colorectal cancer
Whether you like your coffee black, decaf, half-caff or even instant, feel free to drink…