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Explainer: why do some breast cancers come back?

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageFor 10% of patients the disease will return.Fotos593/Shutterstock

Cancer is a collection of many hundreds of diseases. The common factor is that once-normal cells have undergone a series of mutations in their genes that has led to uncontrolled growth and an impaired ability to die when they normally should.

Cancers may also spread into other organs,...

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On these numbers, Australia's emissions auction won't get the job done

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageThe wrong track? The biggest emitters, such as power stations, were largely absent from the government's first round of greenhouse reduction contracts.AAP Image/Dan Peled

Last Thursday, the Abbott government announced the results of its first reverse auction of emissions-reduction projects. Using A$660 million drawn from the A$2.55 billion...

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Inoculating against science denial

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageExposing people to weak forms of anti-science arguments can help them respond when they are hit by the real thing.NIAID/Flickr, CC BY

Science denial has real, societal consequences. Denial of the link between HIV and AIDS led to more than 330,000 premature deaths in South Africa. Denial of the link between smoking and cancer has caused millions of...

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  6. There is no evidence that the death penalty acts as a deterrent
  7. The past is not sacred: the 'history wars' over Anzac
  8. Chile's Calbuco Volcano erupts without warning. What can we expect next?
  9. Creating justice for Bangladeshi garment workers with pressure not boycotts
  10. Manifesto Check: Labour fails to see sport and physical activity as crucial public services
  11. Fact Check: does any country in Europe other than Britain want to renegotiate the EU treaty?
  12. Miliband the internationalist bats off Tory Libya attack and opens a new front in election campaign
  13. Calbuco volcano – evacuations and air-traffic disruption follow eruption
  14. Why too much Facebook can leave you feeling down
  15. Anthony Trollope is 200 – try him, you might wake up laughing
  16. Yellowstone earthquakes reveal a volcanic system six times bigger than we thought
  17. Manifesto Check: SNP fails to recognise the potential of sport
  18. The EU’s case against Gazprom is about far more than business
  19. Manifesto Check: UKIP pledge more police resources, despite falling crime levels
  20. Election 2015: can a Green union man beat Labour's London parachuter in the north east?
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  22. Humanitarian emergency is being used to justify dangerous measures to stop migration
  23. British newspapers are in decline but they still make the political weather
  24. It's the return of the long-term economic plan! But has Osborne read his history?
  25. To run the NHS better, we must remember the people at its heart
  26. The 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide
  27. Are we ready for more offshore drilling?
  28. Discount food and restaurants stand out as major factors in the obesity epidemic
  29. Manifesto Check: Tories' sport manifesto is committed to the elite only
  30. Look before you leap: how to prepare for the next big economic transition
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  35. Manifesto Check: SNP is full of energy, but gives and takes on climate change
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  44. Welcome to the Wild West of political media
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Sustainability can sound like a huge corporate project, something tied to annual reports, long-term ...

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The Real Cost of Launching a Food, Beverage or Supplement Brand in Australia

"How much will it cost to manufacture my product?" is usually the first question a founder asks, a...

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