News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
Browsing: Editor’s Choice
Fizzy drinks cause early puberty and increases cancer risk in girls, study finds
Girls who frequently drink fizzy sugary drinks are putting themselves at risk of breast cancer,…
New agents show promise for ‘fluorescence-guided tumour surgery’
Two new fluorescent dyes attracted to cancer cells may help neurosurgeons more accurately localise and…
When talking about cancer screening, survival rates mislead
By Katy Bell, University of Sydney; Alexandra Barratt, University of Sydney, and Andrew Hayen. Cancer…
Spot the snake oil: telling good cancer research from bad
By Nial Wheate, University of Sydney Cancer is big news; we often hear of some…
Lung cancer predicted to overtake breast cancer as leading cause of cancer death among European women in 2015
Death rates from lung cancer will exceed those for breast cancer for the first time…
Cancer nursing: it’s not enough to save someone and say our job is done
By Hayley Leonard – The Guardian. Every day at the Royal Marsden, I see the…
Smoking may increase risks for patients being treated for prostate cancer
Among patients with prostate cancer, those who smoke have increased risks of experiencing side effects…
Taking contraceptive pill for five years doubles risk of brain tumour, warn scientists
By Sarah Knapton – The Telegraph. Female sex hormones used in the contraceptive pill may increase the…
Cancer is not a merciful killer – the research billions are well spent
By Larry Rees – The Guardian. Contrary to Dr Richard Smith’s piece in the BMJ…
Many women with breast cancer have poor knowledge about their condition
A new analysis has found that many women with breast cancer lack knowledge about their…