News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Clive James raised awareness of leukaemia, part of his rich and valuable legacy
Ian Olver, University of Adelaide Clive James has left a valuable legacy of astute observation…
Home urine test for prostate cancer could revolutionise diagnosis
A simple urine test under development for prostate cancer detection can now use urine samples…
Cancer research that’s out-of-this-world
Australia’s first space research mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will attempt to establish…
What protects killer immune cells from harming themselves?
White blood cells, which release a toxic potion of proteins to kill cancerous and virus-infected…
‘Magic bullet’ takes aim at pancreatic cancer
Every day, more than 1200 people worldwide are told they have pancreatic cancer. Within 12…
New antitumoural drug release strategy created for breast cancer treatment
The local release of antitumoural drugs through bacterial proteins in the treatment of breast cancer…
Cancer patients are at higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke
More than one in ten cancer patients do not die from their cancer but from…
New pulsed electric field technology could lead to less invasive tumour molecular profiling
Current cancer treatment courses often begin with tissue biopsies. Biopsies, however, which involve the physical…
Blood test for deadly eye melanoma
A simple blood test could soon become the latest monitoring tool for the early detection…
The ways astronauts prep for spaceflight could benefit cancer patients
During spaceflight, astronauts experience similar physical stress as cancer patients undergoing treatments such as chemotherapy,…