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Summarizes recent findings from the oncology literature, including metabolic deficiency in pancreatic cancer cells; association between allergies and cancer; prostate cancer gene 3; survival gain of palliative chemotherapy; serum microRNAs; and optimism may protect against breast cancer

Summarizes recent findings from the oncology literature, including single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 487 children treated for newly diagnosed ALL; antioxidant vitamins may prevent cancer; does risedronate prevent bone loss in premenopausal women having chemotherapy for breast cancer; fertility drugs and women’s risk of cancer; and tadpoles and skin cancer

Summarizes recent findings from the oncology literature, including length of telomeres in blood cells can indicate prognosis in breast cancer; the impact of exercise on cancer-related fatigue; successful reimplantation of healthy ovarian tissue taken from a cancer patient before treatment; MRI falsely detects breast cancer in five out of six positive scans; mistletoe extracts have been claimed to improve survival and quality of life for cancer patients; and colour X-ray technique to detect human cancers

Summarizes recent findings from the oncology literature, including Recent advances suggest that screening for ovarian cancer could be possible; Dietary restriction can reduce cancer incidence and growth; Men with benign adrenal tumours; A rule to predict the risk of lymph node metastasis in elderly women; Omega-3 fatty acids could be a useful addition to the anticancer armoury

Summarizes a number of recent oncology research findings, including Infertility is a significant side-effect in young patients who are undergoing chemotherapy; PDT can enhance systemic immunity to tumours; Antioxidants can sometimes promote the survival and proliferation of cancer cells; Aromatase inhibitors suppress estrogen and may increase the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome in postmenopausal women receiving adjuvant therapy for early breast cancer; and Studying pet dogs with cancer could aid the diagnosis and treatment of human cancers