The latest brain, head and neck cancer news
Four Australians die from brain cancer every day, with no improvement in survival rates in 3 decades
Despite a history of increasingly positive outcomes for many types of cancer in Australia, brain…
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Therapeutic form of arsenic is a potential treatment for deadly type of brain cancer
From Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie, arsenic is often the poison of choice in popular…
Scientists enlist supercomputers to automatically identify brain tumours
Primary brain tumours encompass a wide range of tumours depending on the cell type, the…
By decoding how HPV causes cancer, researchers find a new potential treatment strategy
A study that teases apart the biological mechanisms by which human papillomaviruses (HPV) cause cancer…
Pesticide use during pregnancy linked to increased risk of childhood brain tumours
Previous epidemiological studies have suggested that exposure to pesticides during pregnancy may have a possible…
Lower thyroid stimulating hormone levels elevate risk of thyroid cancer
There is an increased risk of thyroid cancer associated with lower-than-normal thyroid hormone levels, a…
Poliovirus therapy induces immune responses against cancer
An investigational therapy using modified poliovirus to attack cancer tumours appears to unleash the body’s…
Study shows diet and exercise improve treatment outcomes for obese pediatric cancer patients
Diet and exercise may improve treatment outcomes in paediatric cancer patients, according to a study…
World Trade Center responders might face greater risk of HPV throat and tongue cancer
Researchers at Rutgers University – investigating the causes of head and neck cancers in World…
What are ketogenic diets? Can they treat epilepsy and brain cancer?
Clare Collins, University of Newcastle and Rebecca Williams, University of Newcastle Ketogenic diets are back…