Oncology
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Double mastectomy won't lift survival rate AAP - 03-09-2014
Researchers have tried to determine whether evidence shows double mastectomies lead to longer lives for breast cancer patients. [subscribe]
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Depression in cancer patients 'ignored' AAP - 28-08-2014
A British study says large numbers of cancer patients who suffer from depression never receive any kind of effective treatment. Large numbers
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NZ doctor 'forgot' to diagnose cancer AAP - 26-08-2014
A doctor in New Zealand has been criticised for forgetting to tell a patient that she probably had metastatic breast cancer. A doctor has been
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Immune cell find brings cancer cure closer AAP - 14-08-2014
Researchers have identified a protein that is vital for boosting the body's natural killers cells, which are the first line of defense against cancer.
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Salt injection 'kills cancer cells' AAP - 13-08-2014
Scientists have created a molecule that can cause cancer cells to die by carrying sodium and chloride ions into the cells. Scientists have
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First DNA based colon cancer test approved AAP - 12-08-2014
The US health regulator has approved the first DNA-based test for colon cancer, which has proven to be more accurate than traditional tests.
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Cancer survivors face challenges AAP - 12-08-2014
When GP Elysia Thornton-Benko suspected something wasn't quite right with her body she did everything she tells her patients not to - ignored the symptoms and carried
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Proteins linked to oesophageal cancer AAP - 06-08-2014
A study has identified four proteins associated with the onset of oesophageal cancer, the precursor to developing a blood test for early detection and better treatment of
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Daily aspirin can ward off cancer AAP - 06-08-2014
Healthy people should be encouraged to take a daily dose of aspirin to ward off cancer, according to the leader of a new study highlighting the drug's benefits.
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Rethink for failed pancreatic cancer drug AAP - 04-08-2014
LONDON, PAA - A failed pancreatic cancer treatment could be resurrected as a personalised medicine aimed at one in five patients with the disease, research suggests.
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