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China and Singapore research collaboration examines COVID-19 infection rates for patients with cancer.

Breast cancer survival continues to improve, partly due to screening rates - however, participation remains low.

AI program used for screening lung cancer by analysing blood for DNA mutations. US researchers develop supercomputer for molecular docking to predict molecular interactions for improving immunotherapy outcomes.

 
COVID-19 and Cancer
The Guardian • Mar 25, 2020  18:0
As a prostate cancer surgeon, I’m concerned we may be losing sight of those who aren’t getting the treatment they need to stay alive
Cancer patients must not be the forgotten tragedy of this coronavirus crisis
 
The Guardian • Mar 24, 2020  15:51
Here are some questions that all chemotherapy patients should ask their oncologist
Which cancer patients should be continuing chemotherapy during the coronavirus?
 
The Sydney Morning Herald (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Mar 29, 2020  0:0
The two Alfred Hospital patients testing positive for COVID-19 have cancer, prompting calls for vulnerable hospital...
Alfred cases prompt calls for more tests and masks for cancer patients
 
The Medical News • Mar 26, 2020  10:56
Researchers from Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in China in collaboration with those from the National Cancer Centre Singapore, have...
Researchers from Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in China in collaboration with those from the National Cancer...
 
 
Drug Development
Create News • Mar 25, 2020  12:53
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter University of Technology Sydney (UTS) lecturer Joshua Chou is taking cancer research out of this world....
same strategy to cancer?’ “Everyone understands that for cancer cells to form a tumour, there must be some mechanism of...
 
Science Media Exchange - Scimex • Mar 19, 2020  20:49
A revolutionary new technology has been applied to reveal the inner workings of individual cancer cells – potentially identifying more...
Media Release From: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) A revolutionary new technology has been...
 
 
Research
The Medical News • Mar 26, 2020  1:56
An international team of researchers led by the Universities of Bonn and Ulm has investigated how a cell's own "protein shredder" can be...
programmed to fight cancer. The researchers were able to demonstrate the degradation of proteins that are overly active...
 
Science Media Exchange - Scimex • Mar 25, 2020  2:0
Discovery of an entirely new source of cancer cell diversity has profound implications for cancer research and treatment, according to new...
entirely new source of cancer cell diversity has profound implications for cancer research and treatment,...
 
Science Media Exchange - Scimex • Mar 27, 2020  5:27
HPV infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections but it’s unclear why only a small proportion of high-risk...
a small proportion of high-risk infections progress to cervical cancer. Researchers looked at cervical samples from 273...
 
 
Technology
The Guardian • Mar 26, 2020  4:18
Scientists hope that if software passes trials it could boost screening rates
AI program could check blood for signs of lung cancer
 
The Medical News • Mar 25, 2020  15:37
With the American Cancer Society estimating 1.76 million new cases and more than 600,000 deaths during 2019 in the U.S. alone, cancer...
U.S. alone, cancer remains a critical healthcare challenge. In efforts to help mitigate these numbers, researchers at...
 
 
Cancer Care
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners • Mar 27, 2020  16:33
GPs are at the frontline to promote increased participation rates.
Survival improving via cancer screening – but participation low
 
Pulse+IT Magazine • Mar 26, 2020  14:27
Melbourne Health has postponed the go-live of the $124 million Epic electronic medical record at the Parkville precinct due to COVID-19....
19. The precinct, which includes the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Royal Women's Hospital and the Peter MacCallum...
 
The CEO Magazine • Mar 26, 2020  12:21
The day that cancer will no longer strike fear is a decade away, predicts Richard Godfrey. He has good reason to be confident – the...
“We will soon be able to manage cancer.”: Richard Godfrey