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Living in an area with high air pollution may impact women’s breast density
A study of nearly 280,000 women in the United States has found that living in…
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Breast milk could be used against cancer
Scientists at the University of Graz, Austria, have modified and reinforced a host defence peptide…
Biomarker could lead to personalised therapies for prostate cancer
The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is one of the earliest ways clinicians can detect prostate…
When the doctor recommends against the surgery a breast cancer patient wants
More women with breast cancer are electing to have both breasts removed, even when cancer…
Clinical trial shows benefit of yoga for side effects of prostate cancer treatment
Men who attended a structured yoga class twice a week during prostate cancer radiation treatment…
SNMMI publishes appropriate use criteria for bone scintigraphy in prostate and breast cancer
The US Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has published appropriate use criteria (AUC)…
New Zealand’s colorectal cancer rates are on the rise in young adults
A recent analysis found a decrease in the overall incidence of colorectal cancer in New…
Long read: The life-saving treatment that’s being thrown in the trash
Diagnosed with leukaemia in his early 40s, Chris Lihosit was saved by umbilical cord blood from three…
A one-two punch for pancreatic cancer: ‘softening’ tumours before chemo
Meredith Ross, UNSW A two-step approach has had promising results in the treatment of pancreatic cancer,…
New immunotherapy combination shows promise for patients with advanced melanoma
Treatment with a combination of ipilimumab (Yervoy) and Coxsackievirus A21 (CVA21; Cavatak) led to durable…