New weapon to fight brain cancer

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English - March 22, 2022 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB
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Brain cancer survival rates haven’t changed for about 50-years, but breakthrough research at QIMR Berghofer has found a weapon that might exclusively target cancer cells. This medical breakthrough was only possible through the establishment of one of Australia’s most comprehensive brain cancer tissue banks by Professor Bryan Day and his colleagues. It has already led to multiple discoveries worldwide.