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Pancreatic cancer tumour classification could optimise treatment choices
A study from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center could help predict…
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Advanced bowel cancers have very few ‘molecular flags’, hindering immune recognition
Advanced bowel cancer cells have very few ‘molecular flags’ on their surface, helping to explain…
How much sunshine causes melanoma? It’s in your genes
QIMR Berghofer researchers have shown that 22 different genes help to determine how much sun…
World Pancreatic Cancer Day: increasing awareness and inspiring action
Pancreatic cancer is an insidious disease – it is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, with about…
New cancer treatment not as toxic as others
A QIMR Berghofer study has identified how a newly approved blood cancer drug works and…
Long-term survival rate for subset of patients with advanced melanoma following BRAF- and MEK-targeted treatment combination higher than historical rate
According to the National Cancer Institute’s SEER data, the five-year survival rate for metastatic melanoma among…
Milestone reached in new leukaemia drug
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists, with chemists and cancer biologists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI),…
Tiny filters help detect cancerous blood cells
Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer in which malignant plasma cells, a type…
25 years of learning to combat cervical cancer
According to the World Health Organization, cervical cancer is the fourth most common type of…
Breast cancer recurrence score has different implications for men
The TAILORx study published last year offered good news for women with early-stage ER-positive breast…