News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Mapping the ‘energy fingerprints’ of lung cancer leads to fundamental treatment rethink
Melbourne researchers have discovered cancer and immune cells rely on the same energy sources from…
Microbial link between Western-style diet and incidence of colorectal cancer uncovered
New research builds the case that a Western-style diet — rich in red and processed…
Prolonged, low-level radon exposure still a leading cause of lung cancer
A study led by the University of California, Irvine shows a strong relationship between prolonged…
Study highlights undiscovered potential of bacterial compounds and genes linked to colon cancer-related toxin
The last two decades have seen the development of sophisticated computational tools that explore the…
Molecule that combines three distinct technologies against most aggressive type of brain cancer is tested
A drug carrier able to reach the brain, bind to an aggressive type of tumour…
New research highlights the challenges of melanoma diagnosis
QIMR Berghofer researchers have found that nearly a third of melanomas picked up during routine…
Peptide combats cancer progression in animal model
An article published in Scientific Reports describes a study demonstrating the effectiveness of a peptide developed by Brazilian…
Proteomic study of 2,002 tumours identifies 11 pan-cancer molecular subtypes across 14 types of cancer
A new study that analyzed protein levels in 2,002 primary tumours from 14 tissue-based cancer…
Indigenous Australians at higher risk of HPV throat cancers
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that throat cancers caused by human papilloma…
Not individual genes but the “mutational signatures” of many genes hold the key to better cancer therapies
Cancer therapy increasingly relies on a personalised approach, where genetic changes in an individual tumour…