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Ballarat Health • May 6, 2021  16:14
QT @VicCompCancerCr: Lisa joined our Clinical Trials team as a SKILLED intern for 2021, to help boost our capacity to deliver world-class clinical trials for patients with cancer. Lisa saw the role of study coordinator at BHS as more than just a
 
MTPConnect • May 4, 2021  17:36
QT @viccompcancercr : Great to see @viccompcancercr SKILLED clinical trials internship program expanding to regional Victoria through support from our #REDIInitiative with MRFF funding @healthgovau ; “When I heard
 
 
Partners
Herald Sun (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • May 9, 2021  6:0
Catching breast cancer before it develops is the holy grail, and groundbreaking research into a new blood test ...
: Supplied. Professor James’ research team at Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has identified biomarkers of DNA damage in the blood
 
 
Bowel Cancer
The Medical News • May 6, 2021  17:54
Drinking two or more daily sugar-sweetened beverages in adulthood is linked to a doubling in the risk of bowel cancer before the age of 50 ...
to a doubling in the risk of bowel cancer before the age of 50--at least in women, finds research published online in the journal Gut. And
 
 
Brain Cancer
Oncology News Australia • May 7, 2021  15:21
This Brain Cancer Awareness Month (May), The Kids’ Cancer Project is calling for discussion, awareness and funding of childhood brain ...
childhood brain cancer, the leading killer of Australian children by disease. With research the only way towards a cure, The Kids’ Cancer
 
 
Colorectal Cancer
Oncology News Australia • May 7, 2021  15:51
Cancer of the colon and rectum is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, and has in recent years affected growing numbers of young people. ...
Intestinal polyps in close relatives can increase risk of colorectal cancer
 
 
Pancreatic Cancer
The Medical News • May 8, 2021  11:25
Probing the unique biology of human pancreatic cancer cells in a laboratory has yielded unexpected insights of a weakness that can be used ...
to kill them. Led by Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PM) Scientist Dr. Marianne Koritzinsky, researchers showed that about half of patient
 
 
Treatment Development
Mirage News • May 7, 2021  18:16
University of Alberta researchers have uncovered a link between the expression of the protein galectin-9 (gal-9) and whether a cancer ...
Researcher discovers marker that may predict response to cancer immunotherapy
 
Mirage News • May 7, 2021  17:44
In a study published online in Journal of Experimental Medicine, Dr. XIAO Yichuan’s group from Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health ( ...
Researchers Reveal Novel Mechanism Controlling TH9-mediated Cancer Immunotherapy
 
The Medical News • May 6, 2021  14:55
A recent study from the University of Helsinki monitors the breakthrough progresses in the development of microneedles for immunotherapy ...
Microneedles for cancer immunotherapy may lead to minimal invasiveness, side effects
 
The Canberra Times (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • May 5, 2021  0:1
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has registered a new medication to treat a particularly aggressive and ...
TGA approves new treatment for aggressive form of prostate cancer
 
 
Men's Cancer
ABC News • May 7, 2021  16:58
ABC TV News - file image ABC TV News - file image A recent national study found men living in rural and regional areas, who were diagnosed ...
Why is prostate cancer such a big problem in rural Australia?
 
ABC News • May 4, 2021  8:26
Greg Smith had no symptoms. And yet six months ago, the Sunshine Coast man received an early cancer diagnosis, thanks to an algorithm that ...
Artificial intelligence detected prostate cancer when Greg had no symptoms — here's how the technology can save other men's lives
 
 
Women's Cancer
ABC News • May 9, 2021  12:49
Tuesday's federal budget will include almost $354 million for women's health, with funding for conditions such as endometriosis and ...
Day," Health Minister Greg Hunt said. More than $100 million has been allocated to improving cervical and breast cancer screening programs,
 
Oncology News Australia • May 7, 2021  22:51
The hormone prolactin has long been understood to play a vital role in breast growth and development and the production of milk during ...
Studies connect hormone to breast cancer and uncover potential for novel targeted drugs
 
 
COVID-19 & Cancer
Mirage News • May 5, 2021  0:32
There is a need to understand which countries are using what type of vaccine for cancer patients and cancer healthcare professionals.
Researchers investigate use of COVID-19 vaccines for cancer patients across globe