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Sepsis can result in a doubling of cancer care costs
New health economics research led by the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the University of…
Discovery of origin of oesophageal cancer cells highlights importance of screening for pre-cancerous Barrett’s oesophagus
Abnormal cells that go on develop into oesophageal cancer – cancer that affects the tube…
New therapeutic target discovered for a number of aggressive cancers
A protein in tumour cells could be targeted to treat some types of aggressive cancer…
Truthfulness is key: Critical leadership elements in times of crisis
Truthfulness, acknowledging uncertainty and understanding the workforce are key leadership elements, say senior health leaders. When Professor…
Cancer vaccine efficacy assessed using lynch syndrome model
A new strategy for developing vaccines against cancer showed promise in a proof-of-concept study led…
World-first trial tests cannabis-based drug on aggressive brain tumours
A major UK trial of cannabis-based drug Sativex in treating the most aggressive form of…
Lynch syndrome: Colorectal cancer vaccine successful in mice
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center and Heidelberg University Hospital have for the first…
Aboriginal people near the Ranger uranium mine suffered more stillbirths and cancer. We don’t know why
Rosalie Schultz, Flinders University The Ranger uranium mine, surrounded by Kakadu National Park in the…
DNA tags enable blood-based tests to assess cancer treatment outcomes
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) shed into the blood was discovered in the late 1940s but with…
New cancer treatments can be tested in artificial cells on tiny chips the size of a postage stamp
Katherine Elvira, University of Victoria It usually takes 10 to 15 years to develop a…