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Thousands of Tasmanian devils are dying from cancer – but a new vaccine approach could help us save them
Andrew S. Flies, University of Tasmania; Chrissie Ong, The University of Queensland, and Ruth Pye,…
Equity at its core: finalising the Australian Cancer Plan
The Australian Cancer Plan will unashamedly focus on equity in outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres…
Skin cancer GPs urge Barbie drug users to get checks
Experts are urging consumers or friends and relatives worried for consumers of the so-called Barbie…
COSA 2022: LGBTQI people “a growing and medically underserved population” in cancer care
Results from the largest data set of LGBTQI+ people with cancer internationally will be presented…
Gel-like, radioactive tumour implant effective against pancreatic cancer in mice
Researchers at Duke University, USA, have demonstrated the most effective treatment for pancreatic cancer ever…
Patients in lower-income countries receive less timely cancer diagnoses
The time it takes a cancer patient to see a doctor, receive a diagnosis and…
Children’s Cancer Foundation and Victoria State Government announce Victoria’s biggest investment in history set to transform the lives of children living with cancer
The Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF) has announced a significant milestone in its vision to increase…
High magnetic field reduces side-effect caused by anti-cancer drug imatinib
In recent research, a group led by Prof Zhang Xin at the High Magnetic Field Laboratory,…
Mushroom that grows on insects could help develop new anti-viral medications and cancer drugs
The Cordyceps mushroom is best known for its gruesome eating habits: famously, its spores infect insects and…
Statistics show an average of 789 new malignant cancers diagnosed a day in the UK in 2020
The Cancer Registration Statistics, England, 2020 publication provides information on cancers that were newly diagnosed in the…