Adelaide research could improve how brain cancer and tumours are treated
Simran Singh was just 12 years old when excruciating headaches led to her first brain tumour diagnosis. “I…
New cancer treatment praised by first recipient
The first person to be given new high-precision radiography treatment for prostate cancer at the Royal United Hospital…
Prostate beam therapy spares patients daily hospital trips
Prof Peter Johnson, the NHS’s national clinical director for cancer, said: “This technology lets us focus a powerful…
Fewer radiotherapy sessions for prostate cancer show minimal side effects
Two larger doses of radiotherapy for prostate cancer cause no additional side effects compared to the standard five…
Hand-held wireless probe helps surgeons identify breast cancer tumors
Breast cancer impacts over 2 million women around the world each year. Following radiotherapy or chemotherapy, breast-conserving surgery…
Clusterin inhibition offers new hope for treating cervical gastric-type adenocarcinoma
Gastric-type adenocarcinoma (GAS) is one of the most aggressive non-human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cervical adenocarcinomas and remains especially difficult…
More Australian children are beating cancer, but four-in-five have lifelong health issues
Maya Oldroyd was three when she was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive cancer that…
Time of radiotherapy influences cancer treatment response
A team of researchers from the Andalusian Centre for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) and the University…
Dickkopf 3 protein drives radiation-induced fibrosis and chronic skin damage
The protein Dickkopf 3 plays a key role in the development of radiation-induced fibroses – and could be…
Study tests combined targeted radiopharmaceuticals and precision radiation for recurrent prostate cancer
Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have opened a clinical trial that will look at whether combining precision…
Triaptosis-based therapeutic innovations could offer renewed hope for cancer patients
Cancer remains one of the most critical global public health challenges, exerting profound social, economic, and clinical burdens…
Stereotactic radiosurgery for craniopharyngioma management
Craniopharyngiomas account for 2–5% of all primary brain tumors and 5–10% of pediatric brain tumors. Despite their benign…