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Discovery targets dormant bowel cancer cells before they form secondary tumours
An international research team, led by the University of Melbourne, have discovered a way to control the stem cell behaviour […]
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Killer sea snail a target for new drugs
University of Queensland pain treatment researchers have discovered thousands of new peptide toxins hidden deep within the venom of just […]
Hormonal contraceptives and having children reduces uterine cancer risk for wom…
Taking hormonal contraceptives and having children are associated with a lower risk of uterine cancer for women with Lynch syndrome, […]
Key gene in deadly head and neck cancers revealed
Monash researchers have made the first real breakthrough in 50 years in understanding how cancers of the head and neck develop, […]
Ovarian cancer discovery
Research findings published recently in Nature and revealing new insights into the genetic mechanisms ovarian cancer employs to evade chemotherapy […]
Flinders vortex device makes for better cancer treatments
A South Australian invention, responsible for unboiling an egg, has been used to produce a four-fold increase in efficacy of […]
Only 1 in 10 Australians warned of medical over diagnosis risks by doctors
A national survey reveals that only one in ten Australians report being told about the risk of overdiagnosis by their […]
Bowel cancer caught too late among young Aussies
The majority of young Australians diagnosed with bowel cancer – the country’s second biggest cancer killer – are unaware about […]
New screening technique could pick up twice as many women with ovarian cancer
A new approach to ovarian cancer detection developed by UNSW Vice-Chancellor Ian Jacobs could lead to widespread screening for the disease that […]
Potential new target to prevent breast cancer relapse
University of Adelaide researchers have discovered an important factor in the development of breast cancer and its spread, which may […]
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