Oncology & Cancer
Breastfeeding may offset leukemia risk
Breastfeeding could help reduce the risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, according to a WA-led study.
Mar 20, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Mobile phones not causing increase in brain tumors, according to new study
The risk of brain tumours has not changed significantly with increased mobile phone use, according to new research from the University of Auckland.
Mar 2, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer deaths in youngsters drop by nearly 60 percent in 40 years
Cancer deaths in children and young people have fallen by 58 per cent in the past 40 years, according to new figures announced by Cancer Research UK today.
Jan 22, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Childhood brain tumours linked to parental solvent use
Children born to parents who work with paints, glues and other industrial solvents are more likely to develop brain tumours, WA researchers have found.
Dec 8, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
New cause of child brain tumor condition identified
Gorlin syndrome causes an increased risk of developing cancers of the skin and, rarely, in the brain. Around 1 in 30,000 people has the condition.
Dec 2, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Childhood central nervous system cancer affects identity in adulthood
Patients who have been treated for cancer of the central nervous system (brain tumours) in childhood or adolescence can show affected self-perception and self-identity in adulthood. This is concluded in a recent study from ...
Nov 18, 2014
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Health
Childhood brain tumours linked with parents' activities
An Australia-wide case-control study has found men who refuel their cars more than four times per month or use a closed wood heater before their child's birth may increase the risk of their offspring developing brain tumours.
Nov 11, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene 'switches' could predict when breast cancers will spread to the brain
Scientists have found a pattern of genetic 'switches' – chemical marks that turn genes on or off - that are linked to breast cancer's spread to the brain, according to research* presented at the National Cancer Research ...
Nov 4, 2014
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Neuroscience
New findings show that different brain tumors have the same origin
Glioma is a common name for serious brain tumours. Different types of glioma are usually diagnosed as separate diseases and have been considered to arise from different cell types in the brain. Now researchers at Uppsala ...
Oct 28, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
University of Calgary research leads to brain cancer clinical trial
Researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) and Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute (SACRI) have made a discovery that could prolong the life of people living with glioblastoma – the ...
Oct 14, 2014
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