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Many head and neck cancer trials end early. Why?
Head and neck cancer trials are frequently derailed before they can deliver answers. A new…
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Which lung cancer subtypes are associated with different air pollutants?
A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by…
PBS listing announced for treatment of unresectable or metastatic, well-differentiated extra-pancreatic or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
Ipsen Australia welcomes the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listing of Cabometyx® (cabozantinib) for the treatment…
NCCN Guidelines acknowledge MammaPrint for guiding anthracycline use in early-stage breast cancer
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has updated its Breast Cancer Guidelines to acknowledge the…
Genomic test helps flag early aggressive prostate cancer in African American patients
A new Moffitt Cancer Centre study suggests a widely used genomic test can more accurately identify which…
Promising target improves antitumour response in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre have found that a mitochondrial enzyme, GFER,…
Can community awareness campaigns in low-resource areas improve early diagnosis of colorectal cancer?
Programs in Nigeria have led to cancer detection at curable stages. In low-resource regions such…
Why the same mutation in the BRAF gene leads to different therapeutic responses to its inhibitors in melanoma and colorectal cancer
A review article led by researchers from the B·ARGO group at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research…
Subtyping colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer, or CRC, is the world’s second most lethal cancer based on the number of…
When ovarian cancer alters the abdominal cavity
Ovarian cancer often goes undetected for a long time. In seven out of 10 patients,…