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Concerns over long-term use of chromium diet pills
Australian researchers have found chromium is partially converted into a carcinogenic form when it enters cells, with increased risk associated […]
Improving outcomes for kids with cancer
UNSW childhood cancer researchers have been awarded close to $4.5 million to fund ground breaking new research set to significantly […]
New way to find cancer ‘hidden’ amongst billions of healthy cells
A new method for detecting cancer cells in the body could one day be used to remove them, like a […]
First evidence that ovarian cancer screening may save lives
One of the largest randomised trials ever conducted has concluded that ovarian cancer screening may reduce mortality by an estimated […]
New brain cancer treatment twice as effective
Researchers develop new therapy to treat some of the most aggressive malignant brain tumours. A new three-pronged therapy to treat […]
Tiny genetic changes linked to breast cancer risk
An international breast cancer research team involving the University of Adelaide has used a world-first technique to discover how tiny […]
Funding for promising vaccine to shrink tumours
Professor Robinson, from UWA’s School of Medicine and Pharmacology and director of the National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases, said […]
Chemotherapy innovation is in the right vein
It’s not well known, but one of the leading causes of death for patients receiving chemotherapy is not the cancer […]
Patients requiring urgent radiotherapy usually treated within a day, others wai…
A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows that most patients who receive radiotherapy wait […]
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