News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Palmitic acid promotes cancer metastasis and leaves a more aggressive “memory” in tumour cells
Ninety per cent of cancer deaths are caused by metastasis, that is to say, the…
Health services and Modern Slavery: a guide to managing risks to people
The Australian Human Rights Commission and KPMG Australia are today launching, Modern Slavery in the Health…
Drug used to prevent miscarriage increases risk of cancer in offspring
Exposure in utero to a drug used to prevent miscarriage can lead to an increased…
Reagent used in cancer treatments obtained from agricultural waste
A research team at the University of Córdoba, Spain, has developed a process for the…
High cell membrane tension constrains the spread of cancer
The membranes of cancer cells are more pliant than the membranes of normal cells. A…
Professor Sherene Loi receives the Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
For her ground-breaking work in breast cancer, Professor Sherene Loi has received the Frank Fenner…
Low vitamin D status may lead to elevated colorectal cancer risk in black women
A new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center and the Boston University School of Medicine,…
Radiotherapy patients prefer telemedicine to in-person visits
New research in the October 2021 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network assessed patient…
6 out of 10 patients in England with ‘red flag’ symptoms not given urgent cancer referral
Six out of 10 patients in England with ‘red flag’ symptoms indicative of possible cancer…
Calculating the path of cancer
Biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) in the USA are using a mathematical approach…