Rigorous study finds widely used treatment for infection fails young cancer patients
A treatment designed to reduce bloodstream infections due to central venous catheters that had worked…
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EHA: Delayed exposure to common infections causes acute leukaemia of childhood
Acute leukaemia is the most common cancer in childhood and the incidence is increasing especially…
Mathematical analysis of best therapy choice: containment vs aggressive treatment
In cases where drug resistance can lead to treatment failure, new research shows that therapies…
Immunotherapy: Training the body to fight cancer
Balveen Kaur, The Ohio State University and Pravin Kaumaya, The Ohio State University The human…
In sub-Saharan Africa, cancer can be an infectious disease
In 1963, Irish surgeon Denis Parson Burkitt airmailed samples of an unusual jaw tumour found…
Leukaemia blood testing has ‘massive potential’
Researchers at The University of Manchester have unlocked the potential of a new test which…
Why do some cancers suddenly disappear?
By Momna Hejmadi, University of Bath It is hard to believe that some cancers miraculously disappear,…