News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Loss of Y Chromosome Increases Risk for Cancer and Early Death
Source: IFLS – Lisa Winter. Photo: Theis Kofoed Hjorth used via CC BY-SA 4.0 Though overall life…
Former premier Nick Greiner has male mastectomy after cancer diagnosis
Source: SMH – Jill Margo. Photo: Peter Braig Former NSW premier Nick Greiner has undergone an…
The signs of male breast cancer
Source: SMH – Amy Corderoy. Prof Ian Olver. Photo: Sylvia Liber. The news this morning that former…
Expert health committee recommends cervical screening overhaul
Source: The Age – Dan Harrison. Women would have their first screening for cervical cancer at…
Cancer vaccine: generating immunity against tumour vessel protein in mouse study
Promising New Approach Targets Cancer Protein to Slow Tumour Growth Sometimes a full-on assault isn’t…
European Medicines Agency issues alert after vials of Herceptin stolen from Italian hospitals
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has been informed that vials of Herceptin (trastuzumab), thought to…
Survival hope for melanoma patients thanks to new vaccine
University of Adelaide researchers have discovered that a new trial vaccine offers the most promising…
Chronic inflammation may be linked to aggressive prostate cancer
The presence of chronic inflammation in benign prostate tissue was associated with high-grade, or aggressive,…
Revolutionary clinical trial aims to advance lung cancer treatment
Using genetic screening to guide treatment, Cancer Research UK’s Stratified Medicine Programme will help bring…
Scientists identify source of most cases of invasive bladder cancer
Source: Stanford School of Medicine – Krista Conger. A single type of cell in the…