Immunotherapy
The future of cancer treatment
At the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research a team of scientists are working on what they believe will be the future of cancer treatment in New Zealand. Audio
E-ciggies asthma risk, a nose for therapy and the IgNobels
Science correspondent Siouxsie Wiles looks at a new study in mice which suggests flavoured e-cigarettes may worsen asthma, an electronic nose which can detect chemicals in the breath of lung cancer… Audio
Biopaints: coating cells to control them
A cure for cancer isn't that far away, reckons engineering professor Steve Henry. His local tech outfit has developed a way to change the appearance of cancer cells so that the immune system can… Audio
NZ-China cancer research joint venture unveiled
New Zealanders are being promised early access to clinical trials for a ground-breaking new method of destroying cancer.
Deal with China brings new cancer treatment to NZ
New Zealanders are being promised early access to clinical trials for immunotherapy, an approach that's sweeping the world with drugs like Keytruda and Opdivo, which were funded in NZ last year. Audio
Science news: testing for autism and a new treatment for tumours
Dr Chris Smith looks at a blood test for autism that can pick up biochemical markers that are significantly altered in autistic patients; and testing underway on a new approach to treating brain… Audio
Can nutrition and meditation help treat cancer?
Kim Hill talks to Dr Ian Gawler, one of Australia's most experienced authorities on mind-body medicine and meditation. He and his wife, Dr Ruth Gawler, are visiting New Zealand to run a meditation… Audio
Strugging to Stay Alive with Melanoma
Karen Brown investigates how good the new-generation cancer drugs, such the melanoma treatment Keytruda, really are and if NZ should fund them. Audio
The high cost of new cancer immunotherapy drugs
The country's top Cancer research organisation is urging the government to step in and fast track the funding of a new generation of immunotherapy cancer drugs, which are being called a revolution in… Audio