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Study finds importance of malaria drug in treating neck cancers
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): Do you know malaria drugs work against some cancers? According to a new study, the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine inhibits pathways that drive resistance to the chemotherapy agent cisplatin in head and neck cancers and restores tumour-killing effects of cisp
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Ultrasound scans can hep in diagnosing prostate cancer: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [England], March 5 (ANI): A new research has found that the good old ultrasound scan can also be used to detect cancer. It suggests that ultrasound tests can be used to detect cases of prostate cancer.
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Novel magnetic seeds developed to kill cancer: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [England], February 5 (ANI): Scientists at UCL have developed a novel cancer therapy that uses an MRI scanner to guide a magnetic seed through the brain to heat and destroy tumours.
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Weight loss decreases risk of growths related to colorectal cancer: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Oxford [England], February 5 (ANI): The findings of a recent study have shed some light on whether losing weight reduces the risk of cancer.
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New findings may contribute to better treatment of liver cancer: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], January 12 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have identified the presence of a specific connection between a protein and an lncRNA molecule in liver cancer.
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Carnivores are more prone to cancer: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Odense [Denmark], January 3 (ANI): According to new research by the University of Southern Denmark, carnivores are more likely to have cancer than herbivores.
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Immune system responds to mRNA treatment for cancer: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): According to a new study by the Mayo Clinic, mRNA therapy improves the response to cancer immunotherapy in patients, who weren't responding to the treatment.
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Repurposed drug shows improved results with combined therapy for triple-ne
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): A drug used to treat cardiac failure has shown promising results in treating triple-negative breast cancer, according to Houston Methodist researchers who released results this week on a new combined therapy with the potential to improve outcomes for these
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Scientists discover commonly found parasite could treat certain types of c
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 4 (ANI): A new study has found that a deadly parasite, known to cause ill health in pregnant women and immunocompromised patients, could potentially be used to treat various types of tumours.
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Tumour reasons why cancers thrive in chromosomal chaos
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health describe how a pair of fundamental genetic and cellular processes are exploited by cancer cells to promote tumour survival and growth.
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Research breakthrough could mean better treatment for patients with deadly
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], October 21 (ANI): Scientists studying the most common and aggressive type of brain tumour in adults have discovered a new way of analysing diseased and healthy cells from the same patient.
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Immunotherapy beneficial for patients with cancer that has spread to tissu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Two new studies indicate that immunotherapy may benefit people with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMD), a rare but serious complication of cancer that has spread to the brain and/or spinal cord. The research was led by investigators at Massachusetts Genera
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