News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Ovarian Cancer: Peter Mac Investigates ‘Exceptional Survivors’
Peter Mac researchers are part of an international effort to understand why some women become…
Clinical trials for childhood cancer drugs are critical, but parents don’t always understand what they are signing up for
Laura Sedig, University of Michigan and Raymond Hutchinson, University of Michigan. Each week in the…
Pancreatic cancer is really four separate cancers: study
By Ivy Shih, The Conversation. A landmark seven year study has identified that pancreatic cancer is…
The animals that sniff out TB, cancer and landmines
By Emma Young – Mosiac Science. Rats can smell tuberculosis. Dogs can smell cancer. Now they’re being…
Do Wi-Fi and mobile phones really cause cancer? Experts respond
By Simon Chapman, University of Sydney; Darren Saunders, UNSW Australia; Rodney Croft, University of Wollongong, and…
How much time have I got, doc? The problems with predicting survival at end of life
By Sarah Winch, The University of Queensland; Bill Lukin, The University of Queensland, and John Devereux,…
What if cancer was contagious?
By George Johnson – SMH. For all its peculiar horror, cancer comes with a saving grace.…
Sleep disturbances in cancer patients may amplify anxiety
A study carried out by researchers from the University of Granada Department of Personality, Assessment…
Study shows likely overuse of PET scans to detect recurrence in lung & oesophageal cancers
Use of positron emission tomography (PET) showed no association with two-year survival in lung and…
New genetic cause of gastric and prostate cancer identified
Researchers at Hiroshima University have opened the door to finding a new class of cancer-causing…