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Cold plasma successful against brain cancer cells

For the first time, physicists from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), biologists and physicians demonstrated the synergistic effect of ...

Key find for early bladder cancer treatment

Aggressive forms of bladder cancer involve the protein PODXL – a discovery that could hold the key to improved treatment, according to ...

Research offers promising new approach to treatment of lung cancer

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers have developed a new drug delivery system that allows inhalation of chemotherapeutic drugs to help treat lung cancer, and in laboratory and animal tests it appears to reduce the systemic damage done to other organs while significantly improving the treatment of lung tumors. ... Full story

Small cancer risk following CT scans in childhood and adolescence confirmed

New research has found a small increase in cancer risk following exposure to CT scans in children and young people. Researchers used anonymised medical records for 11 million young Australians, including 680,000 who were exposed to CT scans between 1985 and 2005. ... Full story

Timing of cancer radiation therapy may minimize hair loss, researchers say

Discovery of circadian clock in mice hair reveals period of time when damage from radiotherapy can be quickly repaired, keeping hair intact ... Full story

Small cancer risk following CT scans in childhood confirmed

New research has found a small increase in cancer risk following exposure to CT scans in children and young people. ... Full story

Genetic 'fine tuners' control body's own attack against cancer

The body's own immune system’s fight against breast cancer is controlled by genetic ‘fine tuners’, known as microRNAs, according to a study published in Nature today1. ... Full story

Cancer survivors need more support to stop smoking and drinking

Cancer survivors are no more likely to stop smoking, cut down on alcohol, or exercise more often than the general population, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer today* (Wednesday) ... Full story

Beta-blockers may boost chemo effect in childhood cancer

BETA-BLOCKERS, normally used for high blood pressure, could enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapies in treating neuroblastoma, a type of children’s cancer, according to a new study* published in the British Journal of Cancer, today (Wednesday). ... Full story

Small increase in cancer risk following CT scans in childhood and adolescence

A study of more than 600,000 Australians has found people are at slightly greater risk of cancer after having a CT scan. ... Full story

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