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This technique may predict cancer patients' ability to fight disease
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], December 12 (ANI): A team of British researchers has suggested that a simple, non-invasive procedure can indicate how long a cancer patient may survive and whether they are likely to respond to immunotherapy.
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A simple blood test can predict skin cancer's return
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], December 6 (ANI): Good news! A simple blood test of skin cancer patients can now help doctors to predict the chances of an aggressive cancer returning years before the symptoms appear, suggests a recent study.
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This intervention can add years to depressed, cancer patients' lives
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): Turns out, palliative care interventions can help patients with depression and advanced cancer live longer.
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New 'safe' immunotherapy offers hope for cancer patients with HIV
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 8 (ANI): A new category of immunotherapies, called checkpoint inhibitors, appears safe to use in patients with both advanced malignancies and HIV, according to a recent study.
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Bowel cancer patients with no emotional support to have poorer health
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], November 3 (ANI): Bowel cancer patients who lack social support are more than twice as likely to experience poorer health and quality of life, according to a new research.
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SRK's fan Aruna PK dies; actor pays condolences
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Aruna P.K., a cancer patient who wished to meet Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan before she succumbed to the disease, breathed her last today.
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Cancer patients: more intense symptoms, longer the hospital stay
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): As a result of intense and numerous physical and psychological symptoms, advanced cancer patients are at a risk of increased hospital length of stay and unplanned hospital readmissions.
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'We will meet soon': Shah Rukh Khan to fulfill cancer patient's wish
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): A cancer patient, Aruna P.K., had, a few days back, expressed her desire to meet Shah Rukh Khan, at least once before she dies.
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Scientists offer a ray of hope for patients with rare bone cancer patients
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 13 (ANI): Here's a ray of hope for patients with a rare bone cancer of the skull and spine - chordoma, as now they can be helped by existing drugs, suggests a new study.
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Datar Cancer Genetics launches breakthrough blood test for early detection
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Oct 13 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): Early detection of cancer has been the Holy Grail for scientists all over the world. Late stage detection is one of the primary reasons for death in cancer patients.
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Pitbull lends private plane for Hurricane Maria cancer patients
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 27 (ANI): Rapper Pitbull is the latest celebrity to lend a helping hand to the victims of Hurricane Maria.
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Up to one-quarter of cancer patients use marijuana: Study
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 25 (ANI): To cope with pain, depression or other symptoms, up to one-quarter of cancer patients use marijuana, study finds.
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