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Vitamin D could help mitigate chemotherapy side effects
As many cancer patients will confirm, the chemotherapy prescribed to kill the disease is often…
Sedentary behaviour independently predicts cancer mortality
In the first study to look at objective measures of sedentary behaviour and cancer mortality,…
New research finds over one third of prostate cancer survivors need more supportive care
New research by Cancer Council NSW has found that over one third of long-term Australian…
Treatment plan helps keep young cancer patients home
An Australian program that avoids hospital admission for some young cancer patients with a fever…
Cancer patients less likely to be prescribed cardioprotective medications
As cancer survivor rates increase with modern treatments, cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates are rising in…
Blood cancer find raises new treatment hopes
New QIMR Berghofer research has identified how an early genetic change in blood and bone…
For acute myeloid leukaemia, genetic testing is often worth the wait
New tailored therapies offer exciting prospects for treating acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), but taking advantage…
How does cancer develop resistance to treatment?
Cancer cells can turn on error-prone DNA copy pathways to adapt to cancer treatment, a…
New Evidence of Dangers of High-Fat Diet on Pre-cancerous Conditions
New QIMR Berghofer research indicates that a high-fat diet over a long period of time…
Diet and gut microbes affect cancer treatment outcomes
What we eat can affect the outcome of chemotherapy – and likely many other medical…