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While Australia continues to have among the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world, only two in five eligible […]
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Tumour-trained T cells go on patrol
In cancer, immune cells infiltrate tumours – but it hasn’t been known which immune cells exit the tumour or where they […]
Textured Breast implants pose the greatest risk of implant-associated cancer
Researchers at Macquarie University’s MQ Health have revealed that women implanted with textured breast implants are at a significantly higher […]
Australian-first genomics hub to pioneer new tools for personalised cancer medi…
Scientists will be able to harness the power of big data to unravel the genetics of cancer on a scale […]
Guts and glory for smart pills
Researchers at RMIT have successfully completed phase one human trials of ingestible capsules that have the potential to revolutionise the […]
Gene research gives new insight into pancreatic cancer
One reason pancreatic cancer has a particularly low survival rate is the difficulty in getting drugs to the tumour, but […]
Keyhole surgery better for cancer hysterectomies
A 10-year global study involving QUT has found that survival outcomes after hysterectomies performed by keyhole surgery are just as […]
One in five breast cancer patients could benefit from BRCA treatments
More breast cancer patients could benefit from treatments currently used only for patients with a faulty BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, […]
New path for blood cancer therapies
Researchers at Monash University and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have identified for the first time how a new class of […]
Bone cancer survivor sports training study
A program to better understand the benefits of exercise and sport for young people recovering from bone cancer will soon […]
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