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Media coverage: Mobile phones and cancer risk

In the News  |  Published: 18 May 201018 May 2010

The release of a 10-year WHO study into mobile phone use and brain cancer risk — Interphone — has led […]

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Stuff/NZPA: Therapy offers new hope for cancer sufferers

In the News  |  Published: 06 May 2010

A rabbit virus could hold hope for people suffering with colorectal cancer, say researchers from the University of Otago. The […]

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3 News/NZPA: Cancer a ‘rich man’s disease’, says professor

In the News  |  Published: 21 April 2010

Professor Sir Paul Callaghan, one of the country’s preeminent scientists, is battling incurable colon cancer, and is paying for at […]

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NZ Herald: Major research finds link between multi-vitamin pills and breast cancer

In the News  |  Published: 19 April 2010

Lincoln Tan writes in the New Zealand Herald about new research suggesting there may be a link between multivitamin use […]

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NBR: Protein breakthrough in fight against colon cancer

In the News  |  Published: 11 March 2010

The NBR reports on the discovery by Chinese researchers of two molecules which could be important in the fight against […]

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Dom Post: ‘Big four’ cancer cases slow down but other forms look set to rise

In the News  |  Published: 10 February 201010 February 2010

Greer McDonald of the Dominion Post reports that the rise in cancer appears to have levelled out, but only overall.  […]

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Nz Herald: Why sunscreens may give a false sense of security

In the News  |  Published: 20 January 2010

The NZ Herald reports on why sunscreens may not be as beneficial, and protective, as generally thought. The article points […]

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Dom Post: New Zealand scientists find new cancer drug

In the News  |  Published: 30 November 2009

Ruth Hill of the Dominion Post reports on a new class of anti-cancer drugs, developed by New Zealand scientists from […]

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NZ Herald: On hold – cellphone tumour rumour

In the News  |  Published: 23 November 2009

A feature by Herald writer Chris Barton on the soon to be released Interphone study looking at a possible link […]

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Folate and vitamin B12 linked to cancer

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 November 200918 November 2009

Treating people who have pre-existing heart conditions with folic acid and vitamin B12 could increase their risk of cancer and […]

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