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Prostate cancer: Pioneering new imaging method
Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology are pioneering the use of a…
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Novel immunotherapy vaccine decreases recurrence in HER2 positive breast cancer patients
A new breast cancer vaccine candidate, (GP2), provides further evidence of the potential of immunotherapy…
Research finds no association between wearing a bra and breast cancer
A population-based case-control study found no association between bra wearing and increased breast cancer risk…
Australian federal court upholds gene patents
By Reema Rattan – The Conversation. A Federal Court decision to allow gene patents could open the…
Drug shows promise for subset of stage III colon cancer patients
A subset of patients with stage III colon cancer had improved survival rates when treated…
Invisible blood in urine may indicate bladder cancer
New research which finds that invisible blood in urine may be an early warning sign…
Research demonstrates potential method to better control lung cancer using radiotherapy
UK scientists are working out how to safely increase the radiotherapy dose given to lung…
Circulating tumour cell clusters more likely to cause metastasis than single cells
Circulating tumour cell (CTC) clusters – clumps of from 2 to 50 tumour cells that…
Oral cancer rates higher among rural men
Oral cancer in Western Australia is on the rise with trends showing a regional-urban divide,…
Funding cut for high-risk cancer patients’ genetic testing
Source: SMH – Kate Hagan. High-risk cancer patients at a Melbourne hospital are being charged $1000…