cancer
UniSA researchers are putting cancer patients at the heart of clinical trials
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Sep, 2021
by Alex Muller
Researchers from the University of South Australia are putting cancer patients front and center of a new study to find out what works well (and what needs improvement) in clinical trials in Australia.
Study in mice reveals how high cholesterol helps cancer spread
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Sep, 2021
by Alex Muller
“There is an abundance of epidemiological evidence linking hypercholesterolemia to poorer outcomes in [people] with most cancers, [and now] we think we have found why and have defined a completely new way to treat these cancers.”
Book review and Summary of The Cheating Cell: How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer
Posted in Medicine, Reviews, Science on 20th Aug, 2021
by Alex Muller
The Cheating Cell: How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer, urges us to go beyond the basic hallmarks, to understand cancer; and, in so doing, to think of new ways to prevent and treat the disease.
Combining cancer therapies for better patient outcomes
Posted in Medicine on 6th Aug, 2021
by Alex Muller
A Triple-combo of drugs targeting pancreatic cancer is going into human trials.
1 in 3 cancer articles on social media contain harmful misinformation
Posted in Medicine, Online, Science on 3rd Aug, 2021
by Alex Muller
The researchers hope their findings will aid the development of tools and behavioral interventions to counter cancer misinformation online.