All posts tagged "cancer"

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  Study increases check-ups for smokers at risk of lung cancer by 40 per cent

  Researchers at the University of Melbourne, University of Western Australia and their collaborators have found that by helping patients at high risk...

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  Medicine

  What is to blame for childhood cancer? We often misunderstand the reality

  A new study by UNSW medical researchers sheds light on an understudied area – community beliefs about what causes cancer in children.

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  Monash engineers unlock avenue for early cancer diagnosis

  Monash University engineers have unlocked the door to earlier detection of cancer with a world-first study identifying a potential new testing method...

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  Research

  Cutting off melanoma’s escape routes

  Stopping melanoma from spreading to other parts of the body might be as simple as cutting off the blood supply to the...

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  New steps to stamp out bowel cancer

  Flinders cancer experts have been awarded a major $553,196 grant to improve the survival and recovery of colorectal cancer patients via a...

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  Nano-signature discovery could revolutionise cancer diagnosis

  A quick and easy test to detect cancer from blood or biopsy tissue could eventually result in a new approach to patient...

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  Exercise buddies unite against cancer

  The benefits of peer-supported exercise regimes for survivors of breast, colon and prostate cancer are being studied by University of Queensland researchers.

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  Clues to earlier diagnosis of deadly lung disease

  Flinders researchers have found proteins in lung fluid that could hold the key to diagnosing pleural mesothelioma months or even years before...

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  First national report shows impact of digestive-tract cancers

  A first-of-its-kind report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) provides a new understanding of all digestive-tract cancers and their...

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  New immunotherapy cancer centre a game changer for Victorian cancer patients

  A new collaborative Centre for Cancer Immunotherapy will mean more Victorian cancer patients will be able to take part in potentially life-saving...