Monday 27 April – Monday 4 May The Australian Government and Minderoo Foundation have announced a $67M investment into genomically guided, precision treatments for children and young adults diagnosed with cancer. Researchers in Queensland identified 33 new regions of the genome and confirmed another 21 previously reported regions that are linked to a person’s risk of developing melanoma of the skin. WEHI researchers have discovered a new population of specialised immune cells that maintain the health of breast ducts. |
| | | COVID-19 and Cancer |  |  | The Guardian • May 4, 2020 3:21 |  | | Patients are missing out on vital care and charities funding research have been hit by the pandemic, says Prof Ara Darzi Covid-19 has put cancer patients and research at huge risk |
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| | The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners • May 1, 2020 17:3 | | | Like so many aspects of primary care, breast cancer screening has been impacted by the coronavirus. safe.’ Dr Kaderbhai’s assessment is supported by University of Melbourne researchers Professor Maarten IJzerman and Professor... |
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| | Pursuit • Apr 30, 2020 17:13 | | | Some countries have reported a 40 per cent decline in cancer cases at the peak of COVID-19, but an early GP visit means hospitals can... Is a delayed cancer diagnosis a consequence of COVID-19? |
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| | The Medical News • Apr 30, 2020 15:1 | | | Medical images for a wide range of diseases, including COVID-19, can now be more easily viewed, compared, and analyzed using a breakthrough... New web-based imaging platform reveals processes in cancer and COVID-19 |
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| | The Standard (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Apr 28, 2020 16:0 | | | Associate Professor Ian Collins, from South West Regional Cancer Centre, is urging residents to prioritise their... Cancer detections were down 20 per cent for April |
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| | | Population Health | | | Science Media Exchange - Scimex • May 4, 2020 0:28 | | | Patients with private health insurance are paying almost twice as much in out-of-pocket expenses for cancer treatment than those with no... insurance, according to Australian research. The study followed people diagnosed with colorectal, lung, prostate or breast... |
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| | The Medical News • May 3, 2020 3:22 | | | Do high prices of some cancer medicines have a higher benefit than those drugs with lower prices? An international UZH study has concluded... , there is no correlation between costs of a cancer drugs and their clinical benefit. The researchers are therefore... |
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| | | Psycho-oncology | | | Science Media Exchange - Scimex • May 2, 2020 1:30 | | | A brain cancer diagnosis is associated with an increased risk of suicide in the first year, according to international researchers,... , according to international researchers, especially in men with a particularly aggressive form of the cancer.... |
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| | | Research | | | The Courier (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • May 1, 2020 19:0 | | | TAKING a closer look at a rare, cancer-like condition, Jenee Mitchell has found a hyperactive protein initiating... Karolinska Institute in Sweden and Dr Daniel Pellicci from Murdoch Children's Research Institute. The chance to remain working in... |
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| | News.com.au (Licensed by Copyright Agency) • Apr 30, 2020 8:58 | | | HAVING a mental health disorder greatly increases a person’s chances of developing physical conditions such as... of developing physical conditions such as cancer, heart disease and gut ailments, prompting a Queensland-based researcher... |
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| | The Medical News • Apr 28, 2020 14:38 | | | A UCLA-led research team today reports that it has developed a new method for delivering DNA into stem cells and immune cells safely,... A new tool for developing gene therapies against cancer, genetic disorders, and blood diseases |
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| | Mirage News • Apr 28, 2020 3:0 | | | A global collaboration of scientists has more than doubled the known number of regions on the human genome that influence the risk of... of developing melanoma. The research, involving the University, QIMR Berghofer in Australia, and the National Cancer... |
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| | Science Media Exchange - Scimex • Apr 28, 2020 1:19 | | | A new population of specialised immune cells that maintain the health of breast ducts have been discovered using advanced high-resolution... Media Release From: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) Melbourne breast cancer researchers have... |
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| | Science Media Exchange - Scimex • Apr 27, 2020 10:2 | | | Researchers from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have discovered an innovative way to dampen severe inflammation in mice, uncovering a... Researchers from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have discovered an innovative way to dampen severe inflammation in mice,... |
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| | | Funding | | | Greg Hunt MP • Apr 30, 2020 17:4 | | | The Australian Government, together with the Minderoo Foundation, will provide an additional $67 million to ensure every child in Australia... $5 million in June 2018 for Zero Childhood Cancer from the MRFF. Further information on the MRFF is available at... |
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