Gut medication hindering lung cancer treatment
A common medication used to treat reflux, heart burn and ulcers could lessen the effectiveness of lung cancer immunotherapy drugs, according to new Flinders University research. […]
Improving survival of rare cancer for Indigenous Australians
Improving survival rates for cancers of unknown primary (CUP) and reducing the proportion of Indigenous Australians diagnosed with CUP will be the focus of a new […]
Blood test for personalised cancer treatment
A blood test to help guide the treatment of oesophageal, stomach and bowel cancers will be evaluated in a new Flinders University trial set to get […]
Slowly, steadily finding clues to ageing and cancer cure
New research into the genome of the world famous giant tortoise, Lonesome George, provides extraordinary insights into the species’ large size, ability to live up to […]
Money stress for 1 in 5 with cancer
On top of worrying about treatments and side effects, many people with cancer also worry about the cost of their care. In a new study, Australian […]
How to spark a chemical chain reaction
Tailor-made protein drugs in the fight against cancer and other diseases are a step closer, with the Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology at Flinders playing […]
Time to look at cancer’s dangerous mates
While a diagnosis of cancer naturally tends to concentrate the minds of patients and doctors alike, it shouldn’t be the sole focus of treatment, says a new report.
Flinders front, centre (and back) at Fitzy’s 5
A fantastic fifty of Flinders runners, naming rights, and an organiser – and previous winner – who is also a Flinders graduate will mean this year’s Fitzy’s 5 has its strongest Flinders flavour yet.
Harnessing China’s people power for research
About 600 to 700 operations for oesophageal cancer are performed in Australia each year. In China, 1,200 cases are treated in just one hospital per annum.