News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
Browsing: Editor’s Choice
Need for radiation oncology services and care teams in low- and middle-income nations
The July 1, 2014 edition of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology (Red Journal), the official…
ESMO GI: Cetuximab or bevacizumab with combi chemo equivalent in KRAS wild-type metastic colorectal cancer
For patients with KRAS wild-type untreated colorectal cancer, adding cetuximab or bevacizumab to combination chemotherapy…
Jab ‘protects mice against brain tumours’
Source: The BBC – Helen Briggs. Scientists have developed a vaccine that they say provides…
AstraZeneca’s call to speed approval of cancer drug rejected by US panel
Source: The Guardian – Julia Kowelle. AstraZeneca has suffered a setback after a panel of US…
New test follows the molecular footsteps that lead to oesophageal cancer
A new diagnostic test may be around the corner thanks to the discovery of a…
Don’t believe the Daily Express, it takes a lot more than carrots to beat cancer
Source: The Conversation. Another story about how some food holds the cure for cancer is making…
Low-dose aspirin may halve the risk of pancreatic cancer
Source: The Guardian – Ian Sample. Taking a low dose of aspirin every day may halve the…
New test predicts the risk of non-hereditary breast cancer
A simple blood test is currently in development that could help predict the likelihood of…
CHAARTED prostate cancer trial results are practice changing: the expert’s opinion
There has been a great deal of hype following a plenary presentation at the 2014…
Cancer treatment breakthrough looms: Australian scientists say they are on the cusp of revolutionary discoveries
Source: The Mercury – Sue Dunlevy. CANCER sufferers could one day avoid debilitating chemotherapy as a…