New insight that 'mega' cells control the growth of blood-producing cells
10/21/2014

Patients recovering from chemotherapy or organ transplantation often have dangerously low levels of blood cells - leaving them weak and vulnerable to infection.

Australian government commitment needed to reduce cancer care inequalities
10/20/2014

Cancer health inequalities between regional and urban Australia remain despite recent progress, and ongoing commitment from state and federal governments is vital for continued narrowing of the...

Optimal centralised cancer care can narrow rural vs urban gap
10/20/2014

Quality centralised care appears to narrow the survival gap between rural and urban patients with metastatic colorectal cancer in South Australia, according to research published in the Medical...

New report highlights potential links between weight, physical activity and breast cancer survival
10/20/2014

AICR has released the Continuous Update Project (CUP) Report on Breast Cancer Survivors in the US.

Breast reconstruction after mastectomy: expansion significantly faster with AeroForm expanders than traditional saline expanders
10/20/2014

The latest interim data from XPAND, AirXpanders Inc.'s U.S.-based, head-to-head pivotal study of its new, needle-free, patient-controlled tissue expansion system for mastectomy patients undergoing...

A good diet before diagnosis is linked with lower mortality among OVCA survivors
10/20/2014

Prediagnosis diet quality was associated with mortality and may have a protective effect after ovarian cancer, according to a new study published October 14 in the JNCI: Journal of the National...

Adaptimmune announces interim results from pilot trial of its engineered NY-ESO T cells targeting synovial sarcoma
10/20/2014

Adaptimmune Limited, a leading biotechnology company focused on the use of T-cell therapy to treat cancer and infectious disease, have announced the release of interim results from a pilot clinical...