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Study suggests standardised care likely to help equalise health outcomes a
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 10 (ANI): Although sociodemographic factors have been associated with poor outcomes for patients treated for testicular cancer, guideline-directed, expert care can help to address this issue, suggest the findings of recent research.
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Trends show fewer US cancer patients seeking care since start of pandemic:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [USA], July 28 (ANI): A new research found significant decreases across the United States in the number of patients being seen for cancer-related care as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed during the few first months of 2020. The most significant decline was seen in encounters rel
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Treatment of immune system to reduce stress can prevent cancer metastases:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 26 (ANI): Researchers have found a new approach can save the lives of cancer patients. As per the novel research, the short time period around tumour removal surgery (the weeks before and after surgery) is critical for the prevention of metastases development, which d
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Immune system treatment to reduce stress can prevent cancer metastases, st
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 23 (ANI): A new approach from Tel Aviv University can save the lives of cancer patients! Researchers have found that the short time period around tumour removal surgery (the weeks before and after surgery) is critical for the prevention of metastases development, whic
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New nano drug candidate kills aggressive breast cancer cells
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Arkansas [USA], July 20 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a new nano-drug candidate that kills triple-negative breast cancer cells.
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Study indicates promising drug treatment to improve immunotherapy's effect
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
California [USA], July 12 (ANI): Blocking the tumour-promoting protein MDM2 could bolster immunotherapy's effectiveness, according to a recent study published in the Nature journal Cell Death Discovery.
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Drug treatment could improve immunotherapy's effectiveness in cancer patie
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
California [USA], July 9 (ANI): While immunotherapy, a treatment that uses the human body's immune system to recognize, attack and kill tumour cells, has given hope to people across the globe, it fails in a significant proportion of cancer patients.
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62-yr-old wheelchair-bound cancer patient falls at Hyderabad airport's boa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 5 (ANI): A 62-year-old wheelchair-bound woman in Hyderabad on Sunday fell at the boarding gate prior to her Sudan bound flight, informed Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Police Station.
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New study suggests promising strategy to treat brain cancer patients
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 5 (ANI): In breakthrough discovery with respect to the most common brain tumours diagnosed in younger adults aged 18 to 45 years, a team of investigators have uncovered a potentially promising strategy to target brain tumours -- isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) gene
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Popular chemotherapy drug likely to be less effective in overweight, obese
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 4 (ANI): Treatment with docetaxel, a common chemotherapy drug, might have lesser benefits for breast cancer patients who are overweight or obese, according to new research.
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Researchers discover new strategy to treat brain cancer patients
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 1 (ANI): A team of investigators has uncovered a potentially promising strategy to target brain tumours -- isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) genes, which are the most common brain tumours diagnosed in younger adults aged 18 to 45 years.
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Extensive oral cancer patient gets cured at SRMKDC
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kattankulathur (Tamil Nadu) [India] June 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): It was a moment worth remembering for SRM Oral Cancer Centre at SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital (SRMKDC) when it successfully treated a 53-year-old male patient affected with an advanced case of oral cancer.
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