Cancer Drug News No Advertising Please: prescribers need evidence, not marketing October 20, 2014 By Martin Tattersall, Professor of Cancer Medicine, University of Sydney. The recent launch of the No…
Editor's Choice Cancer test waiting times to be cut in England, Labour pledges October 20, 2014 Source: BBC No-one in England will have to wait more than a week for cancer…
Editor's Choice Increase in PSA after prostate cancer surgery may not lead to metastasis October 20, 2014 Some prostate cancer patients whose prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels increase after a radical prostatectomy may…
Editor's Choice Human cancer prognosis is related to newly identified immune cell October 20, 2014 A newly discovered population of immune cells in tumours is associated with less severe cancer…
Editor's Choice Many older people have mutations linked to leukaemia and lymphoma in their blood cells October 20, 2014 At least 2 percent of people over age 40 and 5 percent of people over…
Editor's Choice Cryptic clues drive new theory of bowel cancer development October 20, 2014 Melbourne researchers have challenged conventional thinking on how the bowel lining develops and, in the…
Editor's Choice Experimental white blood cell treatment shows ‘remarkable’ promise in leukaemia October 20, 2014 An experimental treatment that trains a patient’s immune system to attack their cancer caused remission…
Editor's Choice New test can help doctors choose best treatment for ovarian cancer October 20, 2014 Researchers have devised a new test to help doctors diagnose ovarian tumours and choose the…
Editor's Choice Exercise benefits colon cancer survivors October 20, 2014 Source: Rob Payne – Science WA. Colon cancer survivors who engage in moderate- to vigorous-intensity exercise…
Editor's Choice Cancer care inequality contributes to mortality gap October 20, 2014 Source: Kerrin Thomas – ABC. Cancer patients in non-metropolitan areas are dying at a higher rate…