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AI model may help determine where a patient's cancer arose: Research
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Doctors are unable to establish the cause of cancer in a small percentage of cancer patients. This makes choosing a treatment for those patients considerably more challenging, because many cancer medications are often produced for specific cancer types.
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Delhi: LG visits LNJP Hospital, issues instructions for optimal use of LIN
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The LINAC provides targeted laser-guided beam Radiotherapy, which specifically targets the cancer cells only and does not destroy the surrounding healthy tissue. This 360 degrees rotatory Radiotherapy machine can be used for treatment of any type for cancer.
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Obesity makes ovarian cancer deadlier
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In cancer patients with a BMI higher than 30 (the range for obesity determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the researchers found a particular pattern in the type of immune cells surrounding cancerous tumours.
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UP CM Yogi inaugurates PET-CT scanner machine for cancer patients in Vrind
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday inaugurated PET-CT scanner machine for cancer patients at Ramakrishna Mission Charitable Hospital in Vrindavan.
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How obesity makes ovarian cancer more deadly, explains scientists
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Most ovarian cancer patients receive their diagnosis at the most advanced stage of the illness. Less than one-third of those who receive a diagnosis live past five years. A recent study found that in 2020 alone, it was the third most common type of gynaecological cancer and was responsible f
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Powerhouse proteins protect cardiac cells from chemotherapy damage: Resear
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The University of Illinois at Chicago researchers discovered a method for enzymes to help avoid cardiac damage in chemotherapy patients.
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Women who underwent breast cancer treatment age faster: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new study conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators have found that women who have been diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer age biologically more quickly than women who do not have the disease. Breast cancer patients who underwent radiat
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Damage to gut bacteria linked with chemo-induced weight gain in breast can
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers discovered a relationship between chemotherapy-induced changes in gut bacteria and the harmful weight gain seen in breast cancer patients, perhaps leading the way to helping survivors avoid obesity-related illness later in life.
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Immunotherapy for lung cancer patients improves long-term survival: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab1 significantly increased the overall survival of patients with advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer who were unable to receive platinum-containing chemotherapy when compared to single-agent chemotherapy, according to a global study conducted by UCL
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Study reveals how popular steroids might mess up some cancer treatments
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Immunotherapy is one of the most recent and effective cancer treatments. It causes the immune system to identify tumours as intruders in the body and attack them. However, not all patients benefit from immunotherapy. Why? Scientists are not always sure.
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Diabetes and cancer are linked through a hidden mechanism
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that cancer patients had sweet-smelling urine back in the 1920s. The doctors were first perplexed, but they quickly understood that it was caused by high blood sugar levels.
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Researchers reveal new treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer prolongs
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A new treatment option for people with metastatic colorectal cancer who have exhausted all other alternatives is on the horizon.
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