News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Potential New Cancer Treatment a Step Closer
QIMR Berghofer researchers have discovered a potential new cancer immunotherapy target that involves switching off…
Doubts raised about effectiveness of HPV vaccines
A new analysis of the clinical trials of HPV vaccines to prevent cervical cancer raises…
New opportunity for cancer drug development
After years of research on cell surface receptors called Frizzleds, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in…
Elevated leukaemia incidence is found in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers
Rescue and recovery personnel who worked at the World Trade Center site after the attacks…
Cancers engaged in evolutionary arms race with immune system
Aggressive, highly mutated cancers evolve escape routes in response to immune attacks in an ‘evolutionary…
New nanoparticle therapy offers potential new treatment for aggressive breast cancer
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA, (UMSOM) developed a new nanoparticle…
Skin cancer suppressor found
A promising route to develop new treatments for skin cancer has been identified by University…
A solid vaccine for liquid tumours
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a deadly blood cancer that originates in the bone marrow…
MEAL study: Eating more veg will not cure or stop prostate cancer
Guidelines recommend that men with prostate cancer eat a vegetable-rich diet, suggesting it might decrease…
Interactive virtual counsellor promotes patient-provider communication about breast density
Half of women undergoing mammography have dense breasts. Mandatory dense breast notification and educational materials…