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Cancer to kill 5.5 million women a year by 2030
Cancer will kill 5.5 million women—about the population of Denmark—per year by 2030, a near…
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IARC study identifies new genetic factors linked to HPV-related cancers
A new large-scale genetic study of head and neck cancers shows why some individuals infected…
Pink Hope to Co-fund Breast and Ovarian Cancer Genetic Testing
By Dr Hilda High for oncologynews.com.au The breast cancer charity, Pink Hope, recently announced it…
ESMO 2016: Niraparib significantly improves outcome of ovarian cancer patients in landmark trial
The PARP inhibitor niraparib significantly improves the outcome of platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer, according to…
ESMO 2016: Financial difficulties linked to worse outcomes from cancer treatment
Financial difficulties can significantly impact a cancer patient’s quality of life during treatment and may…
Boys should also get the HPV vaccine to protect themselves from oral and genital cancers
Nham Tran, University of Technology Sydney and Samantha Khoury, University of Technology Sydney The human…
Ovarian removal to prevent ovarian cancer should not be an option for premenopausal women, research finds
The controversial practice of ovary removal in premenopausal women to prevent ovarian cancer should be…
ASTRO 2016: Cervical and endometrial cancer patients report fewer side effects and better quality of life with IMRT
Patients with cervical and endometrial cancer have fewer gastrointestinal and genitourinary side effects and experience…
More than two-thirds of cervical cancer deaths prevented by screening
A Cancer Research UK study has found that cervical screening prevents 70 per cent of…
Deaths from ovarian cancer decline worldwide due to oral contraceptive use
Deaths from ovarian cancer fell worldwide between 2002 and 2012 and are predicted to continue…