News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Electrical Scalp Device Can Slow Progression of Deadly Brain Tumours
By Denise Grady – New York Times. An electrical device glued to the scalp can…
Want to raise colon cancer screening rates? Run a lottery
A lottery could be an effective means of getting people engaged in potentially lifesaving colon…
Shisha smoke exposure doubles dangerous benzene uptake linked to leukaemia
Shisha smokers and nonsmokers exposed to shisha smoke at social events in shisha lounges had…
Possibilities for personalised vaccines revealed at ESMO Symposium
The possibilities for personalised vaccines in all types of cancer are revealed today in a…
New model of follow up for breast cancer patients
Public health researchers from the University of Adelaide have evaluated international breast cancer guidelines, finding…
Weight linked to advanced prostate cancer for first time
The World Cancer Research Fund International has launched a new report which has found strong…
Health risks of nicotine cast doubt on ‘safer’ e-cigarette
By Ross MacKenzie; Benjamin Hawkins, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Thomas Novotny,…
Triclosan, the common antimicrobial, causes liver fibrosis and cancer in mice
Triclosan is an antimicrobial commonly found in soaps, shampoos, toothpastes and many other household items.…
Conventional therapies are less efficient in cancer patients carrying ‘BRCA’ mutations
Prostate cancer patients carrying inherited mutations in the BRCA genes respond less well to conventional…
Scientists uncover DNA ‘blind spots’ that may hide cancer-causing mistakes
Cancer Research UK scientists have found more than 400 ‘blind spots’ in DNA which could…