News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Obesity, not diet, primes the colon for cancer
Obesity, rather than diet, causes changes in the colon that may lead to colorectal cancer,…
Cancer vaccine a step closer as natural killer cells are rightly activated
Source: The Conversation – Mohit Kumar Jolly. Vaccines work. Their widespread use has saved millions of…
Aussies reveal how cancer tricks the body
A team of Australian scientists believe they have discovered how cancer cells hoodwink the body’s…
Smoking ‘increases risk of breast cancer in older women by almost a fifth’
Study published in British Journal of Cancer found women who used to smoke were still…
Pancreatic cancer patients to pay $15,000 or miss out
Source: Herald Sun – Grant Mcarthur. A DRUG company will stop supplying cut-price treatment for…
Ancient skeleton is the earliest case of cancer yet detected
Source: BBC – Pallab Ghosh. Researchers have discovered the earliest confirmed case of cancer in a…
Joining forces to fight lung cancer
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered the structure of an abnormal protein which causes an…
Exercise Cuts Risk of Breast Cancer for all women
It’s simple – exercise reduces the risk of breast cancer. It doesn’t matter how old…
$2 million in 24 hours for Cancer Research through #NoMakeUpSelfie Campaign
You may have heard of “Selfies” the term used by social media users for taking…
Cancer Cells Don’t Take ‘Drunken’ Walks Through the Body
Because of results seen in flat lab dishes, biologists have believed that cancers cells move…