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Discussions held over plight of contract hospitals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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After the formation of the caretaker government, the health department refused to provide financial resources due to which doctors and other staff could not be paid.
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Research: New insight found into possible relation between cancer risk and
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Researchers from UCL Cancer Center have offered essential molecular insights into how an injury may lead to the formation of glioma, a relatively rare but typically aggressive kind of brain tumour.
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Head injuries could be risk factor for developing brain cancer
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A very uncommon but frequently aggressive type of brain tumour called a glioma may be caused by damage, according to key molecular research from the UCL Cancer Centre. Although there may be a connection between head trauma and an increase in brain tumour incidence, the evidence is conflictin
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Study finds women over 50 with specific mutations are at higher risk of ca
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Women who have BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic abnormalities continue to have a significant chance of developing cancer after age 50, even if they have never been diagnosed with the disease. This is true even though these mutations are linked to a younger beginning of breast and ovarian cancer
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New promising targeted drug for a rare leukaemia being developed
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In addition to chemotherapy, targeted medications have been created to treat cancer. These medications only impact cancer cells, sparing normal cells. A novel targeted therapy for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia is called venetoclax (AML). In Finland, Venetoclax just received market
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India hospital network launched to initiate life-saving colon cancer trial
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New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): Cancer surgery experts today launched a network of hospitals across India to support a country-wide clinical trial exploring how giving colon cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts their risk of the disease coming back. Led by expert
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Impact Guru Study: More than two lakh donors helped over 3,500 cancer pati
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): A study conducted by ImpactGuru.com, India's leading medical fundraising platform, has revealed that over 3,500 cancer patients across India fundraised more than Rs 60 crore through crowdfunding with the support of a two lakh-strong d
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Study finds palliative care doesn't improve psychological distress
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According to a Rutgers study, Palliative car, which is a specialized medical care focused on quality of life for people with a serious illness such as cancer or heart failure -- isn't likely to reduce psychological distress.
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Research: Cancer drug development affected by differences in animal biolog
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A small but significant metabolic difference between human and mouse lung tumour cells, has been discovered by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers, explaining a discrepancy in previous study results, and pointing toward new strategies for developing cancer treatments.
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Researchers give insight into possible link between head injury, increase
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he UCL Cancer Center researchers have offered essential molecular insights of how injury may lead to the formation of glioma, a relatively rare but typically aggressive kind of brain tumour.
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What are the ill effects of smoking cigarettes?
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New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI/ATK): Studies have shown that cigarette smoke contains 7000+ chemicals which comprise arsenic, tar, nicotine, hydrogen cyanide, and more. These chemicals burn at around 1000 degrees Celsius. Besides, smokers ingest one cup of tar into their lungs everyd
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RGCON 2023 puts the limelight on childhood cancers
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New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): The 21st edition of RGCON, one of the largest annual international conferences on cancer in the country, will be held from Feb 24-26, 2023 at New Delhi. The theme of this year's conference is "Curing Cancer in Children and Adolescents". With 80%
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