New ‘chemical weapon’ for cancer
The fight against cancer involves eradicating cancer cells but current treatments inevitably have negative consequences…
Browsing: side-effects
Researchers take key step toward cancer treatments that leave healthy cells unharmed
Researchers have opened up a possible avenue for new cancer therapies that don’t have the…
Proton therapy for cancer lowers risk of side effects
Proton therapy results in fewer side effects than traditional X-ray radiation therapy for many cancer…
Cancer survivors urgently need funded rehabilitation care
Jennifer Michelle Jones, University of Toronto There are now more than 17 million cancer survivors…
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…
Important advance made with new approach to ‘control’ cancer, not eliminate it
Researchers have created a new drug delivery system that could improve the effectiveness of an…
Associate Professor Guy Hingston on MINDACT: Fewer Australian women will now need chemotherapy for breast cancer
MammaPrint genomic testing represents a new paradigm shift in modern breast cancer management Late last…
Breast cancer survivors left with lifelong financial burden
A Macquarie University study into the financial cost of lymphoedema borne by women who have…
More chemo drugs don’t improve treatment of rare bone cancer
Osteosarcoma patients with tumours that haven’t responded well to the standard chemotherapy regimen have unimproved…
Expecting the worst increases side-effects in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant hormone therapy
A study of women receiving hormone therapies such as tamoxifen as part of their treatment…