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Scientists unveil prostate cancer’s ‘Rosetta Stone’
Almost 90 per cent of men with advanced prostate cancer carry genetic mutations in their…
New chemical technology boosts potency of targeted cancer therapy
In work that heralds a new, more potent form of targeted therapy for cancer, Dana-Farber…
Australian cancer patients to access life extending overseas clinical trials in major breakthrough
By Sue Dunlevy – Herald Sun. IN a breakthrough that could extend hundreds of lives,…
Noted urologist calls attention to implications of flawed prostate specific antigen data in SEER
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recently announced that it had removed all prostate specific antigen…
Cancer survivors have evolving information needs
Judging by the nature and topics of their information seeking, cancer patients’ information needs appear…
Men with asthma less likely to develop lethal prostate cancer
In what they are calling a surprising finding in a large study of men who…
Blood test for early detection of breast cancer metastasis
Research findings from Lund University in Sweden now provide new hope for a way of…
Unemployment linked to rise in prostate cancer deaths
The knock-on effects of the economic downturn have been explored in economy and psychology. Now…
Smoking induces early signs of cancer in cheek swabs
DNA damage caused by smoking can be detected in cheek swabs, finds research published in JAMA…
Contraceptive and cholesterol-lowering drugs used to treat cancer
The combination of a cholesterol-lowering drug, Bezafibrate, and a contraceptive steroid, Medroxyprogesterone Acetate, could be…