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Study finds how antibacterial treatment helps in severe skin problem cause
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Up to 95 per cent of patients receiving radiation therapy for cancer experience acute radiation dermatitis (ARD), which is characterised by red, painful, itchy, or peeling skin. Although little is known about why this condition develops and no standardised treatments for preventing severe AR
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Study develops strategy cancerous tumors disrupt development of immune re
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A method that malignant tumours use to remotely prevent the emergence of an immune response that would halt their growth has been discovered by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and associated institutions.
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AstraZeneca gets approval to import breast cancer treatment drug in India
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd., a science-led biopharmaceutical company, on Wednesday announced that it has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for the cancer drug Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.
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Better radiation protection is needed for women healthcare workers
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Female healthcare workers who are regularly exposed to radiation from x-rays and other imaging procedures require stronger ionising radiation protection to help reduce their risk of developing breast cancer, according to physicians writing in The BMJ.
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Study suggests patients with multiple tumours in one breast may not need m
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The latest study suggested that patients who have multiple tumours in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumours can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue.
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Female health workers need better radiation protection to reduce risk of b
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Women in healthcare who are often exposed to radiation from X-rays and other imaging procedures require stronger ionising radiation protection to help reduce their risk of developing breast cancer, according to physicians writing in The BMJ.
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Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A study has found that patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy.
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Dietary supplement develops resistance in breast cancer: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A group of researchers has discovered that the loss of the neurofibromin 1 (NF1) gene leads to a reduced response to alpelisib.
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Higher BMI linked to longer healing time post breast reduction surgery
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Higher Body Mass Index is a risk factor for delayed wound healing in patients undergoing breast reduction surgery (reduction mammaplasty), according to a study published in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (
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Ultrasound effective of locating specific breast symptoms: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to a study, ultrasound works well as a stand-alone diagnostic technique for patients with specific breast symptoms. Focal breast complaints can relate to symptoms and conditions that are limited to a particular location of the breast, such as pain, tumours, nipple discharge, or oth
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Study finds how ultrasound is effective in diagnosing specific breast symp
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to a study, ultrasound works well as a stand-alone diagnostic technique for patients with specific breast symptoms
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Study suggests how cancer spreads to the brain
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Options for treatment are limited when cancer spreads to the brain. The majority of medications made to fight metastases either cannot penetrate the blood-brain barrier or are ineffective against brain metastases.
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