The air we breathe: How air pollution microparticles are impacting cancer
One of the hot topics at the VCCC Alliance Research Conference was the role of…
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Breast cancer: new study reveals real risk of the disease if you have genetic mutation
Aisling Hegarty, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Leonie Young, RCSI University of…
Obesity is a dangerous disease that shares key features with cancer
Besma Boubertakh, Université Laval and Cristoforo Silvestri, Université Laval Although obesity has been recognized as…
Transforming Liver Cancer Control
Liver cancer is currently the seventh deadliest cancer in Australia. Liver cancer mortality rates in…
Million-dollar US Department of Defense grant for Peter Mac melanoma research
The United States Department of Defense has called on Peter Mac to help in its…
Study reveals reductions in breast cancer screening uptake during COVID-19 pandemic
A review of COVID-19 studies globally has revealed reductions in breast cancer screening participation during…
Gut bacteria may be the answer to boosting immunotherapy drugs
Metabolites produced by gut bacteria during digestion can be used to trigger an immune response…
Researchers discover potential use of breast milk liquid biopsy for the early diagnosis of breast cancer
Researchers at VHIO, led by Dr Cristina Saura, head of the VHIO Breast Cancer Group and the…
Patients with AML who received vitamin C/D supplements had fewer complications, but no OS benefit seen
Patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) who received vitamin C and D supplements while undergoing…
Association between being breastfed in infancy and subsequent adult colorectal cancer risk
Rates of young-onset colorectal cancer have been on the rise since the early 1990s. This…