News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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When patients wish for a miracle, tool helps medical staff say ‘amen’
Cancer clinicians and a chaplain at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a…
Exercise after breast cancer
Source: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center – Diane Mapes. Why 65 percent of US survivors don’t…
Leukaemia Drug Found to Stimulate Immunity Against Many Cancer Types
A class of drug currently being used to treat leukaemia has the unexpected side-effect of…
New research could provide key to overcoming resistance to HER2 targeted cancer treatments
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made a significant discovery of a new biomarker which…
Estimated risk of breast cancer increases as red meat intake increases
Higher red meat intake in early adulthood might be associated with an increased risk of…
Researchers Discover New Form of Cancer
Potentially disfiguring facial tumour caused by chromosomal chimera This is the story of two perfectly…
Patients can hurt doctors, too
Source: The Guardian – Ranjana Srivastava. Doctors nearly always internalise insults that patients fling at…
Can a trigger-happy immune system cause cancer after viral infection?
Source: The Guardian – Cath Ennis. Friendly fire: while the immune system tries to protect…
SA researchers discover ‘paradigm shifting’ approach to leukaemia treatment
In a study led by the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and the University…
Melbourne research gives breakthrough hope on men avoiding prostate surgery
Source: Herald Sun – Grant McCarthur. Men with prostate cancer have new hope of avoiding…