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Cervical cancer reduced due to screening
Cervical cancer cases and deaths in Australia remain very low by international standards, according to…
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Combined brachytherapy techniques should be ‘benchmark’ for cervical cancer treatment
The first large international study to investigate the late side-effects of a combination of two…
Risk of breast and ovarian cancer may differ by type of BRCA1, BRCA2 mutation
In a study involving more than 31,000 women with cancer-causing mutations in the BRCA1 or…
Angelina Jolie’s surgery got you worried? Here’s what you should know about ovarian cancer risk
By Clare Scott, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Following her 2013 announcement in the op-ed…
Could a tampon one day help predict endometrial cancer?
Researchers say yes. Researchers at Mayo Clinic have shown that it is possible to detect…
Experts Back Angelina Jolie Pitt in Choices for Cancer Prevention
By Pam Belluck – New York Times. Cancer experts said Tuesday that the actress and filmmaker Angelina…
Happy 50th anniversary to cisplatin, the drug that changed cancer treatment
By Nial Wheate, University of Sydney and Michael Apps, University of Sydney. This year marks…
Smoking when pregnant increases cancer risk for daughters
A new study has found women who smoke when pregnant are putting their daughters at…
Short-term use of HRT associated with increased ovarian cancer risk
Taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the menopause, even for just a few years, is…
Soy food/isoflavone intake not linked to endometrial cancer
Soy food/isoflavone intake is not associated with endometrial cancer risk in Japanese women, according to…