Monoclonal antibody drugs like Keytruda attack cancer cells in a different way to chemotherapy drugs.
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Cancer survivors often experience cognitive, visual or physical challenges that hinder software use. Better designs can help.
Too many Australians affected by cancer are being financially ruined or receiving sub-optimal (or no) care, due to cost or distance – and it’s everyone’s problem.
A new DNA test could spare millions of breast cancer patients from chemotherapy. We answer your questions about what it means and who it helps.
The confirmed presence of substandard or falsified anticancer medicines in sub-Saharan Africa will complicate cancer care.
Cooling caps protect hair during chemo – but only at the right temperature. Antioxidants may help when cooling falls short.
Fruit flies have contributed to some of the most important scientific discoveries over the last century. They should be celebrated – not sprayed.
Omega-3 fatty acids, abundant in oily fish like sardines and mackerel, offer considerable promise in cancer prevention. Other classes of marine lipids hold potential for therapeutic innovation.
Pregnancy complicates a cancer diagnosis in many ways. So cancer treatment may need to be adjusted. Here’s what we know so far.
It’s OK to say you feel awkward and acknowledge the challenges they’re facing. But there are practical things you can do too.
Understanding how cancer is discussed across diverse languages and cultural contexts is crucial, especially on a continent that has more than 2,000 languages.
A more advanced form of radiation may be able to treat early and advanced prostate cancers. Here’s how it works and why it may better preserve erectile function.
Common issues such as hair loss, nausea, skin problems and fatigue can seriously affect patients’ quality of life.
Millions of people across the world receive chemotherapy each year – and it’s likely to increase.
It only takes a few surviving cells for a cancer to grow back, and the available testing methods often can’t detect them while they’re dormant.
Nigeria will experience a relative increase in cancer incidence by 2040
There is ample evidence that poor oral health plays a role in many chronic diseases.
There are many approaches to treating cancer. Which ones work best is determined on an individual basis and informed by each tumor.
Here’s what we know about this type of treatment.
Award-winning, much-loved Australian writer Peter Goldsworthy is better equipped than most to write an illness memoir: he’s also a GP.
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor (conjoint), Children's Cancer Institute
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Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
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