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Cancer deaths in youngsters drop by nearly 60 per cent in 40 years in UK
Cancer deaths in children and young people have fallen by 58 per cent in the…
Developing Palliative Care Services in Uganda, Africa and Serbia
By Professor Julia Downing. Never before has there been such a global recognition for the…
What makes pancreatic cancer so aggressive? New study sheds light
New research from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center helps explain why pancreatic cancer…
Benefits of animal-assisted therapy in cancer patients undergoing treatment
Therapy dogs may improve the emotional well-being of some cancer patients, according to results of…
Breaking bad news
By Chrissie Giles. How do you tell someone that they’re seriously ill, or even dying?…
Team associates rare gene variants with side effects from chemotherapy with paclitaxel
Paclitaxel is a chemotherapeutic drug that has been shown to be highly effective when treating…
Children of melanoma survivors need better protection from sun
UCLA researchers have found that children of melanoma survivors are not comprehensively adhering to sun…
Genetic test classifies kidney cancer
Singaporean researchers have developed a genetic test that can reliably identify different subtypes of a…
Online registry will help cancer patients preserve their fertility
In a world-first, the Randwick Hospitals Campus and UNSW Australia have launched an online registry…
Revamped drug may overcome resistance in brain tumours
Cancer Research UK scientists have taken steps to overcome drug resistance in glioblastoma, the most common…