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Gene mutation implicated cancer risk also linked lower ovarian egg count women

April 20, 2015
Women with a gene mutation known to increase their cancer risk may have fewer eggs in their ovaries which may have implications for family planning, according to a study published overnight in the leading scientific journal Human Reproduction.
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The breast cancer researcher

April 1, 2015
Interview with Dr Kara Britt — Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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Global landmark clinical trial defines new treatment combination for people with advanced melanoma

September 30, 2014
A breakthrough clinical trial for people with advanced melanoma has established a new treatment protocol for the deadly skin cancer: the study showed a combination of two drugs targeting different parts of the melanoma worked better than either alone, to stop the growth of disease.
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‘Liquid’ cancer test to replace invasive biopsies

September 1, 2014
MELBOURNE researchers have developed a “liquid biopsy” to more quickly and accurately gauge whether malignant tumours are shrinking.
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Hope for breast cancer patients in $1.5m trial by Dr Sherene Loi at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

March 17, 2014
VICTORIAN breast cancer patients will get access to world-first clinical trials with a big research funding boost unveiled today.
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Peter Mac researchers first in the world to visualise how killer T cells succeed, and fail, to kill cancer cells

April 1, 2013
Using live microscope imaging, researchers at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne have developed a world-first technique for visualising the precise moment a T cell delivers a killer blow to cancer cells, enabling them to define the stages of the kill at which things can go wrong.
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From black-and-white to shades of grey: researchers work to define chance of breast cancer in high-risk women

October 1, 2012
Researchers from Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have made a leap forward in the effort to understand how our genetic make up can result in a high risk of breast cancer.
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Stop signal discovered for skin cancer

November 15, 2011
Discovery of gene that stops skin cancer from developing
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How killer immune cells avoid killing themselves

June 11, 2011
After eight years of work, researchers have unearthed what has been a well-kept secret of our immune system's success. The findings offer an explanation for how specialized immune cells are able to kill infected or cancerous cells without killing themselves in the process.
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