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Give schoolboys HPV vaccine, says charity
By Peter Walker – The Guardian UK. Routine immunisation of schoolboys would curb spread of…
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Experimental brain tumour therapy considered for NHS fast track
A new immunotherapy for a form of brain cancer has become the first in the…
Proton beam therapy is coming to Australia
Hopes are raised for a new $170 million proton beam centre in Australia after an…
Oral cancer rates higher among rural men
Oral cancer in Western Australia is on the rise with trends showing a regional-urban divide,…
De-escalation approaches in HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
By Dr Benjamin Chua. The incidence of locally advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has…
No link found between HPV vaccine and blood clots
A vaccine that protects against four strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can lead…
Jab ‘protects mice against brain tumours’
Source: The BBC – Helen Briggs. Scientists have developed a vaccine that they say provides…
Researchers Discover New Form of Cancer
Potentially disfiguring facial tumour caused by chromosomal chimera This is the story of two perfectly…
‘Quadrapeutics’ works in preclinical study of hard-to-treat tumours
Source: Rice University – Jade Boyd. Photo: D. Lapotko and E. Lukianova-Hleb/Rice University Animal tests show…
Prognosis of tumours positive for human papilloma virus in head and neck cancers varies according to the site
Patients with cancer of the throat and who are positive for the Human Papilloma virus…