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Colon cancer risk extends to second- and third-degree relatives
Having second- or third-degree relatives with colorectal cancer increases a person’s risk of developing the…
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Scientists discover novel genomic predictor of chemosensitivity in breast cancer
A research team by Prof. YANG Wulin and DAI Haiming from the Hefei Institutes of…
Link between inflammation and pancreatic cancer development uncovered
A new discovery from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA,…
Study identifies new risk factor for most common childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), a cancer involving white blood cells known as lymphocytes, is the…
ESMO 2021: ARCHES study finds enzalutamide reduced risk of death by 34% in men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
Results from the ARCHES study, presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2021,…
ESMO 2021: HER2-targeting antibody-drug improves progression-free survival for women with advanced breast cancer
A study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA, has found…
ESMO 2021: Update on INVICTUS trial shows improved overall median survival in GIST patients using ripretinib
Results from the phase 3 INVICTUS clinical trial show that the drug ripretinib provides clinically…
ESMO 2021: Australian researchers spearhead paradigm shift in melanoma treatment
In what has been described as a paradigm shift in the treatment of melanoma, drug…
Australian trial first to demonstrate preserved quality of life in curative radiation therapy for early recurrent prostate cancer
Icon Group have announced the interim results of a first-of-its-kind study, PINPOINT, which shows that…
Researchers identify a novel player in acute myeloid leukaemia
A new study led by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys, USA, has shown that the…