News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Supporting the optimal management of cancer-related malnutrition and sarcopenia
As many as 150,000 people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in Australia this…
Out with Cancer: LGBTQI+ experiences of cancer survivorship and care
Do we understand the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) cancer…
Epirubicin-loaded nanomedicines beat immune checkpoint blockade resistance in glioblastoma
A nanomedicine-based strategy for chemo-immunotherapy (CIT) of glioblastoma (GBM), which has the worst prognosis among…
Medical trial aims to identify those at risk of heart damage following cancer treatment
The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) is recruiting patients for a new national trial aiming…
Delay in breast cancer operations appears non-life-threatening for early-stage disease
A new breast cancer study brings reassuring findings for women with early-stage breast cancer who…
State first MR-Linac: GenesisCare launches NSW-first adaptive radiation therapy technology for patients with prostate and oligometastatic cancer
GenesisCare at St Vincent’s Hospital in Darlinghurst has become the first oncology service in NSW…
A normal DNA repair process can become a major source of mutations in cancer
Hypermutation is an unusual occurence that can lead to many nearby mutations at once, severely…
Popular high blood pressure drug linked to increased skin cancer risk in older Australians
Hydrochlorothiazide—one of the most prescribed high blood pressure drugs in Australia—has shown links to increased…
Do not discontinue or delay cancer treatment impacting on overall survival, ESMO experts conclude
An ESMO interdisciplinary expert consensus paper on how to manage cancer patients during the COVID-19…
Night-time exposure to blue light associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer
Blue light has become an increasingly common component of urban outdoor lighting. But how does…