Cancer mortality rates correlate to geography as well as known behavioural risk factors
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University, USA, have found that risk factors historically linked to…
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Precision physical activity prescriptions improve survival in colon cancer, study suggests
Physical activity may be associated with improved outcomes for patients undergoing postoperative treatment for Stage…
Advanced fluorescence technique could improve cancer diagnostics
Standard medical imaging readily detects most solid brain cancers, one third of which are gliomas.…
Parasitic worms hydrogel ‘coat of amour’
James Bond’s legendary quartermaster Q provided the special agent with an endlessly array of tools…
Minister for health announces $3.3 million in funding for cancer hub
The Minister for Health, The Hon. Mark Butler MP, announced $3.3 million in funding for…
Anti-rejection medication and immunotherapy kicks cancer and protects kidney transplants
Adding immunotherapy to standard anti-rejection medication could change the lives of thousands of kidney transplant…
Whole exome sequencing predicts whether patients respond to cancer immunotherapy
Immunotherapies, such as immune checkpoint inhibitors, have transformed the treatment of advanced stage cancers. Unlike…
Preliminary study shows minimally invasive diagnostic biomarker strategy successful in detecting early oesophageal cancer
In a small but rigorous pilot study, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that a novel, minimally…
Early days of COVID-19 pandemic brought increased anxiety for some cancer survivors
Among the many lessons collectively learned during the initial months of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic…
Gut microbiome may alter response to cancer therapy
Since ancient times, our gut microbiome, home to a vast number of bacteria, viruses, fungi,…