Blood
11 Jul 2007
‘Modular’ Leukaemia Drug Shows Promise in Early Testing
A new type of engineered drug candidate has shown promise in treating chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in both test tube and early animal tests, a new study shows. The agent represents a new class of agents called small modular immunopharmaceuticals. Called CD37-SMIP, the agent targets a protein called CD37 on the…
Cancer
27 Jun 2007
Cryotherapy for Prostate Cancer
Cryotherapy is a relatively new treatment for prostate cancer. It involves the application of specialised needles under ultrasound guidance and is broadly based on the…
Cancer
18 Jun 2007
Quit Smoking Long before Father’s Day: Cigarette Smoke Alters DNA in Sperm, Genetic Damage Could Pass to Offspring
The science has long been clear that smoking causes cancer, but new research shows that children could inherit genetic damage from a father who smokes. Canadian researchers have demonstrated in mice that smoking can cause changes in the DNA sequence of sperm cells, alterations that could potentially be inherited by…
Cancer
25 May 2007
Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea helps fight cancer
Cancer is the leading cause of premature death and disability in Australia, with one in three men and one in four women being diagnosed with cancer before the age of 75, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason, said today at a function for…
Cancer
18 May 2007
Prostate Cancer Treatments: How Do I Choose?
New treatments are on the block for prostate cancer claiming reductions in side-effects - but are they really better at achieving the goal of curing…
Cancer
18 May 2007
Computer Aided Detection (CAD) in Radiology
Computer aided detection (CAD) is a group of imaging techniques, including CT scans and MRI scans, that produce images of internal body structures.
Cancer
17 May 2007
Surgical Treatment of a Skin Cancer or Other Lesion
Surgical removal of skin cancer lesions is a common skin cancer treatment performed by GPs to remove cancerous growth and prevent regrowth.
Bowel
10 May 2007
Abortion
An abortion is the termination of a pregnancy, resulting in the removal or expulsion of the contents of the uterus, usually carried out to avoid…
Anatomy
06 May 2007
Pain: An introduction
Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.
