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Study finds why men face higher risk of most cancers than women
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): Men have a higher incidence of most cancers than women. A study showed that the cause could be underlying biological sex differences rather than behavioural differences related to smoking, alcohol consumption, food, and other things.
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Researchers synthesise molecule that can be more effective in cancer treat
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], August 8 (ANI): Tel Aviv University and the University of Lisbon researchers collaborated to identify and synthesise a small molecule that could be a more accessible and effective substitute for an antibody that is currently used to treat a variety of cancers.
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Study finds why men face higher risk of most types of cancer than women
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 8 (ANI): For unknown causes, men have greater rates of most cancers than women. A recent study suggested that the cause may be underlying biological sex differences rather than behavioural differences relating to smoking, alcohol consumption, food, and other factors.
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Research reveals second primary lung cancer affects 4pc of surgery patient
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], August 8 (ANI): Researchers discovered that the incidence of second primary lung cancer ranged from 4 per cent for the overall cohort of lung cancer patients to 8 per cent for those undergoing surgery for stage IA illness, according to data from the National Lung Screening
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Scalp cooling is proving to be successful in preventing hair loss due to c
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 25 (ANI/PNN): Losing hair is one of the most painful experiences of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. It is especially the case for women patients. But not any longer; Scalp cooling is an innovative method that has helped thousands of cancer patients
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Study suggests improving critical illness communication for advanced cance
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Lebanon [US], July 21 (ANI): By focusing on critical illness dialogues between patients with advanced cancer and their doctors, a quality improvement effort at the Dartmouth Cancer Center has increased these crucial communications by 70 per cent.
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Research finds new way in cancer progression, providing possibility for ca
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Connexis [Singapore], July 20 (ANI): Research discovered a critical cancer progression mechanism that is observed in 90 per cent of cancer cells. The subsequent development of cancer-specific medications with perhaps fewer side effects will be guided by this research.
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Pledge Foundation's Emergency Medical Care Project saved life of 12-year-o
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): 25 million children are born every year in India and this accounts for one-fifth of the world's annual childbirths. Every 1 minute one of those babies dies. With Emergency Medical Care and intervention a minimum of few of lives are often
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Researchers discover new drugs that target mitochondria in cancer cells
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 1 (ANI): Researchers have discovered potential new drugs that target mitochondria in cancer cells. Their study in the journal Leukemia describes the compounds' potential for killing leukaemia cells when administered by themselves or in combination with other chemotherap
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Reduce GST on drugs, make available indigenous vaccines for affordable can
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Parliamentary panel on Tuesday suggested a reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) for drugs and making available indigenous vaccines for affordable treatment of Cancer patients in the country, sources said.
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Don't prematurely jump to conclusion that we have found cure for all cance
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Days after rectal cancer vanished without the need for the conventional therapies in patients who received immunotherapy during a clinical trial, Paras Hospitals, Gurugram, Oncology Chairman Dr. (Col.) R. Ranga Rao on Saturday said that it is not right to pr
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Findings about new cancer drug very encouraging, need for long-term studie
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The findings concerning dostarlimab, an antibody drug, in experimental treatment of rectal cancer patients is very encouraging but there is need for long-term studies to understand the real impact, an expert in cancer treatment has said.
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