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Lower risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women with high intake of calcium.
A report into the risk of women developing breast cancer and the consumption of dairy products has found that it […]
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Hot from ESMO – Tablet Chemotherapy – Better for everyone?
Continuing on our reports from ESMO, the first day of the conference featured some outstanding presentations in which one of […]
A protein found in tumours could lead to early detection of cancer
New insight on how some tumors may escape attack by the immune system could lead to earlier diagnosis of breast, […]
Non-Hodkin’s Lymphoma – Good News
Advances in Treatment for Aggressive Disease Breaking News from ESMO, Nice. Thursday 17th October saw a symposium on treatment of […]
Managing Anemia in the Cancer Patient: Old Problems, Future Solutions
Author Michael S. Gordon from the Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, USA discusses anemia and associated […]
Coexistence of Pregnancy and Malignancy
Cancer complicating pregnancy is a rare coexistence. The incidence (in the US) is approximately 1 in 1,000 pregnancies. The most […]
New Hope regarding Relapsed Lymphoma
Coming soon…. See Virtual Cancer Centre within the next 24 hours for the latest update from the 2002 ESMO conference.
New hopes for fertility post chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
American scientists have preserved ovarian function and fertility in female mice after radiation treatment using the compound sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P). They […]
Western Australian Melanoma Advisory Service
The Western Australian Melanoma Advisory Service (WAMAS) was established in 2000 as a joint initiative between the Department of Health […]
Need to rethink the “Sun Smart” campaign
Since 1998, the “Sun Smart – Slip Slop Slap” campaign has had a significant effect on public behaviour, responsible for […]
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