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New immunotherapy treatment for lung cancer dramatically improves survival, researchers report
Posted in Medicine on 27th Apr, 2018
by Alex Muller
Treatment cut in half the risk of dying or having the cancer worsen, compared to chemo alone, after nearly one year.
Why some types of cancers are 'born to be bad'
Posted in Medicine on 13th Apr, 2018
by Alex Muller
A groundbreaking study has uncovered why some patients' cancers are more deadly than others, despite appearing identical.
Reclassify cancers to improve treatment, researchers say
Posted in Medicine on 8th Apr, 2018
by Alex Muller
Cancers should no longer be categorised by where they are first formed in the body, but instead by similarities in tumour types, researchers say.
Pediatric cancer drug shows 93 percent response rate
Posted in Medicine on 1st Apr, 2018
by Alex Muller
A first-of-its-kind drug targeting a fused gene found in many types of cancer was effective in 93 percent of pediatric patients tested.
The Cancer Immunotherapy Revolution
Posted in Medicine on 25th Mar, 2018
by Alex Muller
The science of mobilising the immune system to kill cancer has been pursued for more than a century. Yet only recently has it taken centre stage in mainstream oncology.