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Nuclear medicine tools could be beneficial against several human cancers
Nuclear medicine tools could be beneficial in the fight against several human cancers. Silvia Jurisson,…
Caution urged on speculative panel testing for hereditary breast cancer
Researchers at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre are calling for greater caution in genetic testing for…
Are we ready for a blood test for cancer?
By Nicholas Weiler. What if screening for cancer was as easy as checking your cholesterol?…
Many colorectal cancer patients are younger than the recommended screening age
In a recent analysis of US data, one in seven colorectal patients was younger than…
Ovarian cancer: “We should offer all women the possibility of a cure”
Up to half of women with advanced-stage ovarian cancer might be cured, compared to the…
Advice for evaluating blood in the urine as a sign of cancer
In a paper published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians (ACP) issued…
Why prostate cancer is more aggressive in obese patients
Obesity has direct consequences on health and is associated with the onset of aggressive cancers,…
Scientists find new gene fault behind ovarian cancer
Women who carry an inherited fault in the gene BRIP1 are over three times more…
Resolving to ‘cure cancer’, Obama promises the impossible
By Nial Wheate, University of Sydney. In his 2016 State of the Union address last week,…
Breast cancer study suggests new potential drug targets and combinations
The largest analysis of breast cancer cell function to date suggests dozens of new uses…