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Promising prognosis as cancer deaths continue to fall
Sasha Petrova, The Conversation The rate of Australians dying from cancer is on a steady,…
Oestrogen-suppressing drugs substantially reduce breast cancer deaths
A class of hormonal drugs called aromatase inhibitors substantially reduce the risk of death in…
If we don’t talk about value, cancer drugs will become terminal for health systems
Narcyz Ghinea, University of Sydney; Ian Kerridge, University of Sydney, and Wendy Lipworth, University of…
ASCO urges expansion of cancer research to include more older adults
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has issued landmark recommendations calling for federal agencies…
Increased radiation offers no survival benefit for patients with low-risk prostate cancer
Increased radiation dose was only associated with higher survival rates in men with more aggressive…
Patients’ own genetically altered immune cells show promise in fighting blood cancer
In recent years, immunotherapy has emerged as a promising treatment for certain cancers. Now this…
The Angelina Jolie Effect on breast cancer screening
Angelina Jolie received widespread media attention in 2013 when she told the public that she’d…
Study finds one-third of colorectal cancers diagnosed before 35 are hereditary
Hereditary colorectal cancers, caused by inherited gene mutations, are relatively rare for most patients. However,…
Researchers discover a possible reason for drug resistance in breast tumours
HER2 membrane proteins play a special role in certain types of breast cancer: amplified levels…
‘Pill on a string’ could help spot early signs of cancer of the gullet
A ‘pill on a string’ developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could help…