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How does Keytruda treat melanoma and why is it so costly? by Prof Ian Olver
Ian Olver, University of South Australia Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) is the latest drug to be registered…
90 percent of all breast cancers can be detected with MRI
Around 90 per cent of all breast cancers can be definitively diagnosed using magnetic resonance…
State government scraps Peter Mac Private hospital
By Julia Medow – SMH. The Victorian Government has scrapped plans for a private hospital…
Risk of breast and ovarian cancer may differ by type of BRCA1, BRCA2 mutation
In a study involving more than 31,000 women with cancer-causing mutations in the BRCA1 or…
Team discovers novel mechanism controlling lung cancer stem cell growth
Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer and the number one cause…
Origin of cancer wasting identified in fruit flies
The progressive wasting of muscle and fat tissue throughout the body is one of the…
Body’s cancer defences hijacked to make pancreatic and lung cancers more aggressive
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that a vital self-destruct switch in cells is hijacked…
Pensioners seven times more likely to get deadly skin cancer than 40 years ago
People over 65 are around seven times more likely to develop malignant melanoma compared to 40 years…
Personalised Cancer Vaccines Pass Early Test
By Stephen Luntz – IFL Science. Cancer vaccines tailored-made to a patient’s individual tumour have…
4th Asia-Pacific Breast Cancer Summit Review by Chris Pyke
4th Asia-Pacific Breast Cancer Summit Dr Chris Pyke is a Associate Professor of Surgery at the…