News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Young male cancer survivors may benefit from testosterone replacement
In young male cancer survivors with low testosterone levels, testosterone replacement therapy is associated with…
Leukaemia cells can transform into non-cancerous cells through epigenetic changes
All the tissues of our body have the same DNA, but they perform very different…
ABC5: Complementary therapies can do more harm than good when breast cancer becomes visible
Patients with advanced breast cancer that has spread to the skin are likely to cause…
Are we overestimating lifetime cancer risks?
The method employed in Australia to calculate the lifetime risks of cancer diagnosis and mortality…
Using sound waves to remotely target drugs to tumours
The lack of a clinically viable method to track and direct cancer drugs to tumours…
Ethnic minority women face more barriers to seeing their GP
The study published in Psycho-Oncology found that, in England, women from ethnic minority backgrounds were more likely…
Men over 40 with faulty BRCA2 gene should be tested annually for prostate cancer
Michael Porter, University of Central Lancashire Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, are…
Tailor-made for older adults: New tools improve oncologist-patient relations
A Wilmot Cancer Institute-led study in JAMA Oncology shows that when physicians fully appreciate the concerns of…
NCRI 2019: Cervical pre-cancer can be detected in self-collected urine or vaginal samples
Researchers have developed a non-invasive test to detect cervical pre-cancer by analysing urine and vaginal…
Study examines kidney injury in patients taking immunotherapy cancer medications
A new study indicates that kidney damage is fairly common in patients who take immunotherapy…