Immunotherapy

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Health & Medicine

Engineering cancer defence for the brain

Brain cancer kills more children in Australia than any other disease, but genetically engineered killer T-cells could be a game changer

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Health & Medicine

Gearing up against skin cancer

From state of the art mole-mapping to new drug treatments, the way we diagnose and treat skin cancers is being revolutionised, but being sensible in the sun is still the best medicine

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Health & Medicine

An unexpected step in the fight against stomach cancer

A chance discovery by researchers has led to exciting new possibilities for beating gastric cancer - a disease where new treatments are desperately needed

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Health & Medicine

On the ‘breadcrumb trail’ of aggressive lung cancer

For the first time, researchers have shown that alterations to two cell ‘pathways’ directly cause lung adenocarcinomas which could provide a breakthrough for its diagnosis and treatment

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Health & Medicine

HIV: Probing for a pathway to a cure

Clinical trial suggests HIV can’t replicate in people on antiretrovirals in what is a key finding for efforts to develop a cure

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