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Many patients in cancer centres may not experience a dignified death
A new study that surveyed physicians and nurses in hospitals within cancer centres in Germany…
Cancer research ‘shut down’ if Scotland votes for Independence
By Matthew Holehouse – The Telegraph. Vital cancer research would be “shut down” if Scotland becomes…
FDA approves new melanoma drug that turns on the immune system to fight deadly cancers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new immunotherapy drug to treat advanced…
Sabotage as therapy: Aiming lupus antibodies at vulnerable cancer cells
Yale Cancer Center researchers may have discovered a new way of harnessing lupus antibodies to…
Breast conserving therapy shows survival benefit compared to mastectomy in early-stage patients
When factoring in what is now known about breast cancer biology and heterogeneity, breast conserving…
Prostate cancer: Pioneering new imaging method
Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology are pioneering the use of a…
Novel immunotherapy vaccine decreases recurrence in HER2 positive breast cancer patients
A new breast cancer vaccine candidate, (GP2), provides further evidence of the potential of immunotherapy…
Research finds no association between wearing a bra and breast cancer
A population-based case-control study found no association between bra wearing and increased breast cancer risk…
Four things you should know about gene patents
By Rodney Scott – University of Newcastle. The Federal Court’s decision that gene patenting is permitted in…
Australian federal court upholds gene patents
By Reema Rattan – The Conversation. A Federal Court decision to allow gene patents could open the…