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Study finds how immunity from routine vaccines can fight cancer
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In theory, a team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst proved that a protein antigen from a childhood vaccine may be administered into the cells of a malignant tumour to reorient the body's immune system against the cancer, effectively stopping it and preventing its recurrence.
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SBI Life's 'Thanks a Dot' initiative launches innovative lifesaving tool t
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 11: October is observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it serves as a poignant reminder for every woman to make their health a priority and practise self-breast examination on a regular basis. In this pivotal month, SBI Life Insurance embarks on yet a
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Obesity rates lower among women who live in walkable neighbourhoods
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a new study living in a more walkable neighbourhood reduces the risk of obesity-related cancers in women, specifically postmenopausal breast cancer, but also ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, and multiple myeloma.
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Breast cancer in the new millennium: How are things different now
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27: As per Globocan 2021, breast cancer is the commonest cancer in men and women. Approximately 12% of all cancers are breast cancer and it causes 7% of all cancer related deaths. Its incidence is more common in developed worlds compared to low income and develop
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Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter Zoleka Mandela dies at 43
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Author Zoleka Mandela, the grandchild of former South African president Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela died at the age of 43, People reported.
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Skipping counselling does not increase cancer gene test distress: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to research published in JAMA Oncology, skipping genetic counselling before or after a distant screening for inherited risk of ovarian or breast cancer does not raise pain, worry, or depression.
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Study sheds light on breast cancer survivors, medication
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Treatment for over 80 per cent of breast cancer survivors does not end with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Instead, doctors advise them to take medication to inhibit sex hormones, which can fuel tumour growth and cause recurrence, for the next five to ten years.
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Study demonstrates how to avoid cardiac damage in breast cancer patients
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Breast cancer is the most common disease in the European Union, accounting for 13.3 per cent of all new cancer cases in 2020. Breast cancer is expected to affect 1 in every 11 women in the EU by the age of 74.
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Study reveals ways to avoid heart damage in women receiving breast cancer
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Women with breast cancer will be enrolled in a clinical trial to investigate the ability of behavioural and psychological therapy to minimise the cardiac damage caused by anti-cancer medications. The unique CARDIOCARE initiative is being led by a coalition of European partners, including the
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Patients with low-risk breast cancer may not require radiotherapy: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Some women with early-stage, low-risk breast cancer may not need radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery, according to recent research from McMaster University, BC Cancer, Hamilton Health Sciences, and the University of British Columbia.
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Study examines if radiotherapy not necessary for patients with low-risk br
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Recent research done by McMaster University, BC Cancer, Hamilton Health Sciences, and the University of British Columbia suggests that some women with early-stage, low-risk breast cancer may not require radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery
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Israeli computational model predicts breast cancer risks
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv University researchers on Tuesday announced the development of a computational model to predict increased genetic risk for breast cancer.
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