The promise of personalised medicine is not for everyone
Daniel R. Weinberger, Johns Hopkins University Could your medical treatment one day be tailored to…
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Research study provides new clues to improving chemotherapies
About half of all drugs, ranging from morphine to penicillin, come from compounds that are…
Translating Research and Biomarkers
By Ian Olver AM for oncologynews.com.au The term translational research is broad but most often…
How tumour donations from patients help scientists understand cancer
“You don’t exactly want your tumour to take home and stick on your mantelpiece -…
The Challenges of Cancer Research in Middle Income Countries
By Professor Ian Olver AM for oncologynews.com.au. The control of non-communicable diseases is an emerging problem…
Scientists pinpoint surprising origin of melanoma
Led by Jean-Christophe Marine (VIB-KU Leuven), a team of researchers has tracked down the cellular…
New conference showcases the impact of clinical trials
A new Sydney conference will focus on improving collaboration across phase one clinical trials in…
Researchers discover how breast cancer mutation in BRCA1 causes protein to self-destruct
Of the more than 3 million people with breast cancer in the United Stated, about…
Overcoming the evolution of cancer
Cancer evolution can lead to the emergence of drug resistance, so the ICR and The…
Scientists identify ‘cell of origin’ in skin cancers
Scientists have identified for the first time the ‘cell of origin’ – in other words,…