News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
Browsing: Editor’s Choice
The Trouble With Medicine’s Metaphors
Source: The Atlantic – Dhruv Khullar. Using military terms like “battle” and “fighter” to help…
Decision-Making in the Midst of Medical Un/Certainty
By Gayle A. Sulik MA, Ph.D. Evidence and controversy over Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy (CPM) A…
New gene-editing technique allows scientists to more rapidly study the role of mutations in tumour development
Sequencing the genomes of tumour cells has revealed thousands of mutations associated with cancer. One…
Study urges caution about prostate cancer screening
Source: Reema Rattan, The Conversation and Alexandra Miller, The Conversation Prostate cancer screening could reduce…
My cancer patients don’t need bad science and self-blame, Mr Abetz
Source: Ranjana Srivastava – The Guardian. Image: Wikipedia. As an oncologist, I feel frustrated on behalf of…
The Cancer Crowd Campaign Launched in Australia Today
The Oncology Network launched a crowdfunding campaign today to raise much needed funds for The…
The Obesogenic Cancer War – Why Your Patients Need You!
By Dr Diana Adams for oncologynews.com.au Cliff Hudis MD, President of the American Society of…
ANZUP 2014: My Top 5 Abstracts by Dr David Pook
By Dr David Pook. At the recent Australia and New Zealand Urological and Prostate (ANZUP)…
Single-dose radiotherapy could transform breast cancer treatment in UK
Intrabeam radiotherapy, which has go-ahead for NHS use, is given during surgery, eliminating need for…
Total darkness at night is key to success of breast cancer therapy
Exposure to light at night, which shuts off nighttime production of the hormone melatonin, renders…