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Cancer Australia • Apr 22, 2021  13:56
Prof. Grant McCarthur of @viccompcancercr speaks to the research and data perspective of the 10 year #AusCancerPlan at the Ministerial Roundtable. @McArthurGrant https://t.co/sVWI31gdzM
 
 
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The National Tribune • Apr 22, 2021  8:15
The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care The Australian Government is investing an additional $6.7 million to support and ...
unique needs of specific cancer types and populations. Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt said, investing in cancer research and
 
Science Media Exchange - Scimex • Apr 22, 2021  16:18
With the generous support of donors, WEHI researchers have discovered why some leukaemia cells are resistant to new ‘SMAC-mimetic’ anti- ...
Media release From: WEHI With the generous support of donors, WEHI researchers have discovered why some leukaemia cells are resistant to
 
 
Blood Cancers
Oncology News Australia • Apr 22, 2021  22:40
Leukaemias are debilitating cancers of the hematopoietic or blood-forming cells of the bone marrow. Now, researchers at Tokyo Medical and ...
Antibody–Drug Combo Designed To Combat Rare Blood Cancer
 
Oncology News Australia • Apr 6, 2021  23:41
New research published today in the journal Blood Advances is the first to show that restricting calories, reducing fat and sugar intake ...
Diet and exercise may increase efficacy of chemotherapy for children with cancer
 
 
Head and Neck
Cairns Post (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Apr 12, 2021  23:25
Australian scientists hope a new medical breakthrough could be a “silver bullet” in the battle against inoperable ...
Australian scientists’ ‘silver bullet’ breakthrough for brain cancer treatment
 
 
Lung Cancer
Mirage News • Apr 15, 2021  3:32
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths, accounting for about a third of all tumor-related deaths. Adenocarcinomas, a non- ...
Researchers Identify Potential Targets for Novel Treatments for Lung Cancer
 
 
Stomach Cancer
Oncology News Australia • Apr 14, 2021  23:10
Humans are exposed to many types of bacteria daily, the majority of which are harmless. However, some bacteria are pathogenic, which means ...
Bacterial molecule may be key to fighting stomach cancer
 
 
Treatment Development
Mirage News • Apr 15, 2021  0:33
New research from Western University has shown how psychological stress hinders the immune system’s defences against cancer. By ...
New research from Western University has shown how psychological stress hinders the immune system’s defences against cancer. By
 
Mirage News • Apr 23, 2021  5:5
Cancer accounted for nearly 10 million deaths worldwide in 2020, and almost 2 million new cases are expected to be diagnosed this year in ...
Cancer cells can supercharge their own metabolism, but University of Missouri researchers have found a way to stop them
 
Oncology News Australia • Apr 14, 2021  23:10
Many patients with cancer receive immune checkpoint inhibitors that strengthen their immune response against tumour cells. While the ...
Study reveals cancer immunotherapy patients at most risk of life-threatening side effects
 
ABC News • Apr 14, 2021  17:31
West Australian scientists have made a breakthrough in the fight against chemical-resistant weeds, thanks to some similarities discovered ...
. "In human cancer, it's known that one of the mechanisms of cancer tumour cells in humans can become resistant to the anti-cancer drugs is
 
 
Men's Cancer
The Medical News • Apr 23, 2021  4:42
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved human clinical trials to test the safety of cancer-detection technology developed at ...
FDA approves clinical trials to test the safety of cancer-detection technology
 
 
Women's Cancer
The University of New South Wales • Apr 19, 2021  14:36
Researchers at The Kirby Institute will collaborate on a first-of-its-kind program to set Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu on a path to ...
Major collaboration aims to eliminate cervical cancer in the Western Pacific
 
Oncology News Australia • Apr 14, 2021  23:40
Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer were more than three times more likely than the general public to be diagnosed with mental illnesses ...
AACR 2021: Ovarian cancer patients face increased risk of mental illness
 
9News • Apr 14, 2021  21:55
Alicia Alexander was basking in the baby bubble when she was thrust into the fight of her life. Six months after giving birth to her ...
Common medication could help aggressive pregnancy-associated breast cancer
 
 
Cancer Care
ABC News • Apr 19, 2021  19:48
Unsplash Unsplash Doctors are sometimes not the best at giving patients an accurate or realistic prognosis about a disease. Yet someone ...
Communicating information about a cancer prognosis