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Cancer patients, the ultimate winners of 200km bike ride
By Alicia Bienkowski | Brain Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer and Cell Biology, Community, Community Events, Events, Liver Cancer, Media Releases, News & Events, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer$7 million boost for Perth cancer research. More than 1,550 riders in Australia’s biggest charity bike ride, the MACA Cancer 200 Ride for Research, raised a record $7m for Perth’s…
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Breast probe designated by U.S.A. FDA as ‘breakthrough device’ for cancer surgery
By Alicia Bienkowski | Bioimaging Research and Innovation, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, News & EventsA device invented by bioengineers at the Perkins led by Dr Brendan Kennedy and UWA with leading breast cancer surgeon Professor Christobel Saunders has achieved a significant milestone in America.…
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Cancer gene discovered for deadliest breast cancer
By Richard Schoonraad | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Centre News, Cancer Epigenetics, News & EventsOriginally published in Business News: 19 April, 2021 EIGHT years ago a cancer researcher in Perth examined data from Stanford University USA from thousands of breast cancer patients and discovered…
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Perkins to drive medical research discoveries in Kylie’s honour
By Alicia Bienkowski | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Inspiration, News & Events, Supporters, Walk for Women's CancerIt is with heavy hearts that the Harry Perkins Institute farewells Kylie Beard, beloved ambassador for the Walk for Women’s Cancer, who passed away yesterday from breast cancer that metastasised to…
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Perkins researchers find gene for deadliest breast cancer
By Alicia Bienkowski | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Genes, Lab, Media Releases, News & EventsA new cancer-causing gene and protein which creates highly aggressive hard to treat breast cancers has been discovered by cancer researchers at the Harry Perkins Institute. The discovery has been…
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Cancer researcher inspired by nature to kill cancer
By Alicia Bienkowski | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Lab, News & Events, Research, Walk for Women's CancerA WA discovery made global news when venom from honeybees was found to kill aggressive breast cancer cells. Associate Professor and Wesfarmers Fellow, Dr Pilar Blancafort, from the Harry Perkins…
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Young WA researcher delivers breast cancer hope
By Richard Schoonraad | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Centre News, Inspiration, News & Events, Synthetic Biology and Drug DiscoveryOriginally published in The West Australian: 17 November 2020 Ciara Duffy falls to silence when she considers the possibilities that lie ahead. Her research that honeybee venom can kill aggressive…
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Honeybee venom kills breast cancer cells
By Alicia Bienkowski | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Lab, Media Releases, News & Events, ResearchVenom from honeybees found to kill aggressive breast cancer cells – Australian research published in Nature Precision Oncology Honeybee venom induces cancer cell death in hard to treat triple-negative breast cancer with minimal effect on healthy cells. Using…
