The latest gastro-intestinal cancer news
New web calculator to more accurately predict bowel cancer survival
“How long do I have, doctor?” For many cancer patients, following the initial shock of…
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Cancer impacting Australia’s health more than any other group of diseases
Cancer is the disease group with the biggest impact on our health-costing us, as a…
My Top 3 ASCO Abstracts by Prunella Blinman
Prospective pooled analysis of six phase III trials investigating duration of adjuvant oxaliplatin-based therapy (3…
ASCO 2017: Healthy Lifestyle After Colon Cancer Diagnosis Helps Patients Live Longer
A study of 992 patients with stage III colon cancer found that those who reported…
Flaws in DNA mismatch repairs drive treatment response to immunotherapy
In an expanded, three-year clinical trial of 86 patients with colorectal and 11 other kinds…
Genetic test for anal cancer could identify those at high risk
A new test, based on a patient’s epigenetics, could be an accurate and inexpensive way…
Drinking more coffee could reduce liver cancer risk, suggests study
Drinking more coffee could reduce the risk of developing the most common form of primary…
Explainer: what is nanomedicine and how can it improve childhood cancer treatment?
Maria Kavallaris, Children’s Cancer Institute; Joshua McCarroll, UNSW, and Thomas P Davis, Monash University A…
Where body fat is carried can predict cancer risk
Scientists have found that carrying fat around your middle could be as good an indicator…
Overweight boys at greater risk of colon cancer as adults, but losing weight may modify risk
New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Porto, Portugal (17-20 May) suggests…