News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
Browsing: Editor’s Choice
Promising cervical cancer study – bevacizumab and chemotherapy
Source: MedicalXpress. Research on cervical cancer performed by a physician at the University of Arizona…
Selenium and vitamin E supplementation may raise prostate risk
Source: MedicalXpress/Oxford University Press. A multi-centre study led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has…
Boys’ cancer risk increased without same vaccine as girls, say health groups
Source: The Guardian – James Meikle Patient and health organisations launch petition for ‘gender-neutral’ approach for HPV…
Worldwide cancer cases expected to soar by 70% over next 20 years
Source: The Guardian – Sarah Boseley New cancer cases expected to grow from 14m a year…
How can a marketing campaign improve lung cancer survival?
Source: Cancer Research UK – Amanda Boughley Can a marketing campaign really be effective in…
Trials of ‘lifesaving’ anti-cancer drug ABT-199 spark new hope for leukaemia patients
Source: ABC – Simon Lauder Trials of a new anti-cancer drug have raised hopes that…
The Future of Cancer Research – An interview with members of the ACRF Medical Research Advisory Committee
In this interview with members from the esteemed ACRF Medical Research Advisory Committee some of…
Ageing cells could be ticking cancer time bomb
Cancers that occur in later life could be down to the way our cells age,…
MOGA and BCNA lobbying helps to secure $80million chemo compounding funding
The Federal Government says it will make more than $80 million available to ensure chemotherapy…
Cholesterol can ‘fuel’ breast cancer
Source: BBC Science A by-product of cholesterol can fuel the deadly growth and spread of…