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Whatever protections Australians take up against COVID-19, patients with cancer, and those caring for patients, must take extra steps. Cancer Council Victoria has extended support services to address increased concerns.

US study reveals lower rates of racial and ethic minorities participating in clinical trials may be due to bias and stereotyping by clinical and research professionals.

 
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Medianet • Mar 15, 2020  11:12
Cancer Council Victoria extends support services to address increase in concerns over COVID-19 Cancer Council Victoria has made the...
Cancer Council Victoria extends support services to address increase in concerns over COVID-19
 
ABC News • Mar 15, 2020  6:22
It has been a strange feeling hearing my possible death openly labelled inconsequential by public figures, commentators and even by some of...
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The Age (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Mar 14, 2020  13:1
The sound of someone coughing or sneezing nearby is more alarming for Helen Chapman than most. When Ms Chapman...
'I'm aware I could die, but you can't live in fear': Living with cancer amid coronavirus
 
LabOnline • Mar 12, 2020  15:5
Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer in women, and it is a particularly deadly cancer. The five-year survival rate is only 35 to...
“The software, created by researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Melbourne, has been able to predict the...
 
The Medical News • Mar 11, 2020  13:24
Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and University of Chicago have discovered that bacteria that usually...
Gut bacteria can accumulate in tumors and improve effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy
 
The Medical News • Mar 11, 2020  3:49
A population-based analysis from England indicates that the incidence of colorectal cancer is increasing rapidly in young adults. The...
Colorectal cancer rates are increasing rapidly among young adults, study reveals
 
The Medical News • Mar 11, 2020  3:5
New research reveals bias and stereotyping among clinical and research professionals who recruit patients to enroll in cancer clinical...
New research reveals bias and stereotyping among clinical and research professionals who recruit patients to enroll in...