Research: Breast drug for prostate
A breast cancer drug could be used to stop prostate cancer returning, a study has found. The drug acts by stopping tumours carrying out...
Treatment: Scientists create minute ‘drills’ to kill cancer cells
Minute machines that can kill cancer cells in just 60 seconds by drilling into them have been created by scientists. The “nanomachines”...
Research: Hope in cancer fight
Scientists have new hope in the fight against cancer after finding a treatment that works better than chemotherapy. Powerful chemotherapy...
Treatment: Now cancer fight gets personal
Thousands of cancer patients will have their treatment matched to a genetic profile under personalised medicine programs that are...
Treatment: New drug gives cancer patients hope
Bladder cancer patients have been given fresh hope of a longer life thanks to a new drug that encourages the immune system to destroy...
Research: Cancer ‘switch’ flags new drugs fight
The master controller responsible for flicking the “switch” that allows a cancer to shield itself from the immune system has been...
Research: Research paves way for kids to leave hospital
A worldwide review, by researchers at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, has found young patients with acute infections, skin...
Research: Positive view seen as crucial medicine
Having a positive attitude can improve outcomes for those living with chronic illness, a research review has found. Researchers at Curtin...
Treatment: Report lays out radical road map for rare cancers
A radical new report offers the federal government a roadmap for addressing inequitable access to rare and less common cancer treatments....
Research: Gold used in cancer fight
Tiny flecks of gold could be used in the fight against cancer, suggests new research. Scientists at Edinburgh University have just...
