News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
Browsing: Editor’s Choice
Study of breast cancer metastasis upends conventional wisdom, suggesting new treatment strategy
Breast cancer cells do not undergo a commonly accepted transformation in order to spread to…
Meet the Melbourne oncologist now at the centre of Big Tobacco’s dartboard
By Simon Chapman, University of Sydney. Dr Bronwyn King is an oncologist. She is an honorary…
Blood test detects when hormone treatment for breast cancer stops working
Scientists have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can spot when breast cancers become…
Natural cancer remedies: sorting fact from fiction
By Kareemah Gamieldien, Cape Peninsula University of Technology. When it comes to natural remedies for cancer…
Study shows prostate cancer screening under age of 55 may be of limited value
Mass prostate cancer (PSA) screening before the age of 55 may not have any benefit…
FDA approves osimertinib for non-small cell lung cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to osimertinib (Tagrisso) once daily…
Team of sleuths stalks cancer
Three men hunch over a table, scrutinizing a document. Maps paper the walls around them.…
A message to industry: by a consumer of their products
October being breast cancer awareness month, I was recently invited by a major pharmaceutical company…
Increased meat consumption, especially when cooked at high temperatures, linked to elevated kidney cancer risk
Diets high in meat may lead to an increased risk of developing renal cell carcinoma…
Cooking with vegetable oils releases toxic cancer-causing chemicals, say UK experts
By Robert Mendick – The Telegraph. Scientists warn against the dangers of frying food in sunflower oil…