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Fresh hope for leukaemia cure
Monash researchers have uncovered the mechanism used by a common type of blood cancer to…
Study discovers breast cancer metastasis gene
Monash researchers have discovered an entirely new gene, responsible for triggering breast cancer, increasing tumour…
Blood vessel ‘doorway’ lets breast cancer cells spread through blood stream
Using real-time, high-resolution imaging, scientists have identified how a “doorway” in the blood vessel wall…
License to produce Lutetium-177 for clinical trials
ANSTO announces that a license has been issued by the Therapeutic Goods Administration to produce…
New research helps explain why a deadly blood cancer often affects children with malaria
In equatorial Africa, a region of the globe known as the “lymphoma belt,” children are…
37th ANZBCTG Annual Scientific Meeting Review by Anna Fitzgerald
Perth in Western Australia was the setting for the Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer…
How spiritual beliefs relate to cancer patients’ physical, mental, and social well-being
Research reveals that most individuals with cancer have religious and spiritual beliefs, or derive comfort…
Regular consumption of spicy foods linked to lower risk of death
Eating spicy food more frequently as part of a daily diet is associated with a…
Survival three times higher when cancer is diagnosed early
Survival for some of the most common types of cancer is more than three times…
Scientists identify key genetic factor that keeps moles from turning into melanoma
Moles are benign tumours found on the skin of almost every adult. Scientists have known…