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Common painkillers could decrease skin cancer risk
By Reema Rattan, The Conversation and Nicki Russell, The Conversation Common over-the-counter painkillers, such as…
War metaphors for cancer hurt certain prevention behaviours
It’s not unusual for people to use war metaphors such as “fight” and “battle” when…
96 percent of patients with vocal-cord tumours are cancer-free after pulsed-KTP laser treatment
The first long-term study of a pioneering endoscopic laser treatment for early vocal-cord cancer, developed at…
Youngest bone marrow transplant patients at higher risk of cognitive decline
Toddlers who undergo total body irradiation in preparation for bone marrow transplantation are at higher…
New evidence reveals tamoxifen reduces breast cancer rates by nearly a third for 20 years
The preventive effect of breast cancer drug ‘tamoxifen’ remains virtually constant for at least 20…
How does breast density impact on cancer screening?
By John Hopper, University of Melbourne. We’ve known for some time that women with dense…
FDA approves Gardasil 9
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Gardasil 9 (Human Papillomavirus 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant)…
SABCS 2014: Lowering dietary fat intake reduces death rates in some breast cancer patients
Among early-stage breast cancer patients who reduced their dietary fat intake for five years following…
New research could prevent unnecessary prostate cancer treatment
Radical treatments for prostate cancer could be avoided thanks to new research that links fat…
Childhood brain tumours linked to parental solvent use
By Narelle Towie – Science Network WA. Children born to parents who work with paints, glues and other…