News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
Browsing: Editor’s Choice
Ethnic minorities less aware of cancer symptoms and more likely to identify barriers to seeking medical help
Ethnic minorities in England are less aware of cancer symptoms and more likely to say…
Does sex with more than 20 women really protect against prostate cancer?
By Archie Bland – The Guardian Shortcuts Blog. Good news, supposedly, for Gene Simmons (4,600), Mick…
Turning the page on oncology textbooks
Australian and New Zealand medical students looking to improve their knowledge of oncology can turn…
Viewing cancer on the move: New device yields close-up look at metastasis
Johns Hopkins engineers have invented a lab device to give cancer researchers an unprecedented microscopic…
Tea and citrus products could lower ovarian cancer risk
Tea and citrus fruits and juices are associated with a lower risk of developing ovarian…
Sea sponge drug could boost advanced breast cancer survival by five extra months
The cancer drug eribulin, originally developed from sea sponges, could give women with advanced triple…
‘Invisible tattoos’ could improve body confidence after breast cancer radiotherapy
Invisible tattoos could replace the permanent dark ink tattoos used to ensure that breast cancer…
Billionaire Carl Berg developing prostate cancer test
By Brendan Coffey – SF Gate. Silicon Valley real estate billionaire Carl Berg thinks he’s found a…
Exceptional Responders
By Richard Saltus – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Finding genetic causes of dramatic cancer drug responses could…
New prostate cancer screening guideline recommends not using PSA test
A new Canadian guideline recommends that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test should not be used…