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DNA tags enable blood-based tests to assess cancer treatment outcomes
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) shed into the blood was discovered in the late 1940s but with…
New cancer treatments can be tested in artificial cells on tiny chips the size of a postage stamp
Katherine Elvira, University of Victoria It usually takes 10 to 15 years to develop a…
Geneticists reveal how mutation causes childhood cancer; use drug to reverse its effects
Geneticists from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, have discovered how a specific genetic mutation called H3K27M…
Medicinal cannabis trial offers hope in National Pain Week
Mater palliative care doctors are hoping new research findings from their medicinal cannabis trials will…
Mayo Clinic research suggests women over 65 be offered hereditary cancer genetic testing
A new study by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., of Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, USA, along with…
Cellular push and pull, a key to the body’s response to processes such as cancer
From the vocal cords that produce our voice, to our heartbeat, our body’s cells are…
Ludwig Cancer Research study reveals even transient chromosomal errors can initiate cancer
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has found that inducing random chromosome instability (CIN) events in…
New generation anti-cancer drug shows promise for children with brain tumours
A genetic map of the aggressive childhood brain tumour medulloblastoma has helped researchers identify a…
Changing the face of liver cancer in NSW
Liver cancer is the second fastest growing cancer type in Australia and the fastest growing…
Chemo upsets gut health in cancer patients
New research in BMC Cancer has shown myelosuppressive chemotherapy destabilises gut microbiome in patients with solid organ…