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One of the most misleading myths of modern medicine is that conventional cancer doctors reject “natural” therapies in favour of artificial or “unnatural” cancer treatments. This myth has contributed to…
The first results of the most comprehensive genetic survey of cancer ever to be undertaken by an international consortium of researchers have just started to come in. The consortium is mapping mutations…
New research has provided insight into the complexity of underlying mutations responsible for pancreatic cancers. By sequencing…
A new nanoparticle that can self-assemble, target and deliver thermo-chemotherapy has been developed. Using DNA’s ability…
I should admit straight up that I’m no fan of cats. Like any zoologist I treasure the rare glimpses I have had of lions, leopards, serval and even ocelot. But I have never understood the devotion of so…
Scientists have made a major step toward synthesizing collagen, which could help researchers decipher the protein’s role…
What causes two out of every three deaths in the world, has been described by the Director-General of the World Health Organisation as “a slow motion disaster” and by the Secretary-General of the UN a…
French scientist Gilles-Eric Seralini caused quite a stir last week when he claimed he’d shown cancer in rats increased when they were fed genetically modified corn and/or water spiked with the herbicide…
Researchers have concluded that an increase in pregnancy-related cancers can only partially be explained by rising maternal…
Depleting the biomarker of one of the most lethal form of brain tumours in adults could prevent its progression and relapse…
Children exposed to asbestos between 1943 and 1966 in Wittenoom, Western Australia, are now dying of asbestos-related cancers…
Medicinal chemists have increased the potency of an existing drug tenfold by altering its structure. Carboranes were used…
Cancer rates of people over the age of 65 is due to triple by 2040, according to researchers in the United Kingdom. A study…
Human papilloma virus (HPV) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) are present in more than half of malignant prostate cancer cases…
Cancer has been a National Health Priority Area since 1996 because of the burden it places on the Australian community. Of course, cancer isn’t just a health and economic burden – it takes an enormous…
A couple of years ago, I contributed to a documentary with the intriguing title Catching Cancer. We don’t normally regard cancer as an infection, so it often comes as a surprise to learn that more than…
Bile can help protect against heart disease and cancer, according to new research. People with higher levels of a pigment…
A new gene sequencing project has identified potential treatment paths for a common childhood cancer. Researchers say they…
Women with melanoma have a greater chance of survival than men, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical…
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