Researchers have developed a blood test that can detect the presence of eight common cancers. Called CancerSEEK, the blood test detects tiny amounts of DNA
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SYDNEY, NSW — The Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) has announced $7.5 million in cancer research funding today cutting-edge research technology and infrastructure to speed up discoveries in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
A newly approved breast cancer drug could be highly effective against some forms of pancreatic cancer, including metastatic cancer. The study also revealed a new straightforward way to test which patients might respond positively to treatment.
Researchers at WEHI have discovered how immune cells use a unique set of assembly instructions to ‘mix and match’ how they respond to tumour and diseased cells.
Liver cancer is a looming health threat in Australia, recent findings from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s (AIHW) Burden of Cancer report suggest.
From the 1980s, when prostate screening became available, many men over 40 were diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer even though they may not have had any symptoms.
International cancer research collaboration that has identified promising therapeutic targets for a rare form of sarcoma afflicting mostly young people.
Activated T cells are the main immune cell to leave tumours and these T cells move to other tumours and lymph nodes.
A previously unknown subgroup of high-risk leukaemia in children has been revealed with a new, more accurate DNA test.
Researchers have discovered secrets of a little-understood immune cell that could help treat and prevent graft-versus-host disease in people with blood cancer.
