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The best medical images of the year
A mesmerising nano-world where science becomes art by Robert Marc, University of Utah; Gregory Szeto, MIT;…
The changing cancer care landscape by Sandro V Porceddu
The changing cancer care landscape, the need for “quality benchmarks” and the role of the…
Scent-trained dog detects thyroid cancer in human urine samples
A trained scent dog accurately identified whether patients’ urine samples had thyroid cancer or were…
Vegetarian diet linked to lower risk of colorectal cancers
Eating a vegetarian diet was associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancers compared with…
Earlier detection for men is vital to increase survival rates for male breast cancer
Every week in Australia, three men will be diagnosed with male breast cancer. In 2014,…
Unregulated web marketing of genetic tests for personalised cancer care raises concerns
Websites that market personalised cancer care services often overemphasise their purported benefits and downplay their…
Smoking when pregnant increases cancer risk for daughters
A new study has found women who smoke when pregnant are putting their daughters at…
Cancer drug first tested in pet dogs begins human trials
A new drug that prompts cancer cells to self-destruct while sparing healthy cells is now…
Liquid biopsy provides real-time blood test for solid lung cancer tumours
In the rapidly changing world of molecular profiling for genetic diseases, cancer researchers are increasingly…
Deodorant use ok for radiotherapy patients
By Cristy Burne – Science Network WA. Women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer can use deodorant without…