Gold can be used to make jewelry, but also to fight cancer. Several clinical trials are currently underway in the United States where patients are being treated with gold nanoparticles.
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The World Health Organization has made bold progress by including many tests for non-communicable diseases on its new 'Essential Diagnostics List.'
Snake oil salesman have been touting black salve for generations. But the evidence doesn't stack up.
Expert fact checks claim that cannabis cures cancer.
In the hierarchy of diseases, those suffering from 'high prestige' diseases benefit from strong community and clinical support, while others are left in the dark.
The medicinal plants that chimpanzees feed on in the wild could hold the key in dealing with common diseases.
A cancer is in remission when it can no longer be detected. But we only say it's cured when it hasn't come back for a certain time – and that differs for different cancers.
Historically the advice to cancer patients was to rest and avoid activity. We now know this advice may be harmful to patients, and that every person with cancer would benefit from exercise medicine.
Our new study has found that people who suffer from severe mental illness are at a much higher risk of dying from preventable diseases and conditions.
Synthetic biology allows us to engineer biological cells. This could help us tackle cancer in remarkable ways.
The UK has one of the most developed palliative care services in the world, yet people still miss out.
Cancer doesn't just grow uncontrollably. It has a smarter strategy than that.
Paradoxically, people who know the real causes of cancer are also the most likely to believe in mythical causes of it.
Detailed images of the anti-ageing enzyme telomerase are a drug designer's dream
A California judge ruled coffee should carry a cancer warning label but the evidence says something very different.
A diagnosis of precancerous cells isn't a cause for panic, but it does mean you should keep a close eye on your health.
When British parents are informed of the risks of HPV, they want their sons to be vaccinated against the virus.
Immunotherapy drugs work by increasing the patient's own immune response. The most successful examples of immunotherapies are drugs that act as antibodies, of which Keytruda is one.
Australia loses nearly A$2 billion of GDP every year due to people with cancer leaving the workforce.
A new silver-based compound that is less toxic with fewer side effects could hold the key to crippling cancer.
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Director, University of South Australia Cancer Research institute, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor | Program Director, Undergraduate Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University; Education and Research Director, Cancer Council WA; Chair, Occupational and Environmental Cancer Committee, Public Health Association Australia
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Associate professor, UNSW
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Graduate Student in Cancer Systems Biology, Rice University
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Professor of Oncology, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Health Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University
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Senior Research Fellow, Cancer Council Queensland
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Head of Urology at Monash Medical Centre and Associate Professor of Surgery, Monash University
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Honorary Adjunct Associate Professor, Bond University
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Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Australian Medical Doctor; Fellow in Global Health & NCDs, University of Copenhagen
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Sydney Medical School, Concord Clinical School; Medical Oncologist, Concord Cancer Centre, University of Sydney
