News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Popular soda ingredient poses cancer risk to consumers, new study suggests
Public health researchers have analysed soda consumption data in order to characterise people’s exposure to…
Survivors of childhood cancer at risk of developing hormone deficiencies as adults
Decades after undergoing cranial irradiation for childhood cancer, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators found…
A Cancer Cluster Is Tough to Prove
By George Johnson – NY Times. Last month, thousands of Marines and their families were blocked…
Alpaca antibodies target anti-cancer viruses directly to tumours
Using antibodies from camels and alpacas, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St.…
Let’s talk about sex… after cancer
Romance may still be lingering in the air, but for many cancer survivors Valentine’s Day…
Women back idea of more breast screens for those at high risk of cancer
Most women (85 per cent) would back the idea of more frequent breast screening if…
Lack of RNA ‘editing’ leads to melanoma growth and metastasis
The importance of RNA editing in melanoma has been demonstrated by scientists at The University…
Radiation therapy 95% effective for prostate cancer
Research published in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology shows that external-beam radiation…
New research shows possibility of cure for HPV positive throat cancer patients
Patients with cancer of the throat caused by the Human Papilloma virus (HPV+) have a…
Surviving cancer: four tales of beating the odds
By Matt Burgess and Harriet Alexander – SMH. Four cancer survivors tell their incredible stories…