The latest brain, head and neck cancer news
A hint of increased brain tumour risk—five years before diagnosis
By Emily Caldwell. A new study suggests that changes in immune function can occur as…
Browsing: Neuro-oncology, Head and Neck Cancers
An Amazon of tumours
An extra from Light at the end of the scalpel What if there were a vast…
Light at the end of the scalpel
Telling cancer from non-cancer is tough for brain surgeons. Scorpions, Amazon.com and the legacy of…
Australian First: Zero Childhood Cancer Program
Personalised medicine program aims to push childhood cancer survival rates to 100% Children’s Cancer Institute…
Tissue bank pays dividends for brain cancer research
Checking what’s in the bank – the Brisbane Breast Bank, that is – has paid…
Mouth rinse could help predict recurrence of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancers
Oropharyngeal cancer patients who were found to have detectable traces of human papillomavirus type 16…
‘Pill on a string’ could help spot early signs of cancer of the gullet
A ‘pill on a string’ developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could help…
Nutrients turn on key tumour signaling molecule, fueling resistance to therapy
Tumours can leverage glucose and another nutrient, acetate, to resist targeted therapies directed at specific…
Survival of the fittest: how brain tumours adapt through complex ecosystems
By Darren Ó hAilín, Freiburg University. Despite advances in medical technology and a constantly evolving understanding…
Parkinson’s disease appears associated with many cancers in Taiwan
Parkinson disease (PD) appeared associated with 16 types of cancer in a study in Taiwan,…