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Researchers locate where toxins from tobacco attack DNA
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Chemical compounds in tobacco smoke alter the DNA of lung cells in ways that can lead to cancer in the longer term. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now been able to precisely localise such changes for the first time.
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Scientists make breakthrough for 'next generation' cancer treatment
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Scientists at the University of East Anglia are a step closer to creating a new generation of light-activated cancer treatments. The procedure, which sounds futuristic, would function by turning on embedded LED lights adjacent to a tumour, which would then activate biotherapeutic chemicals.
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Medicine supply to only cancer hospital in Balochistan halted
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the reports, Balochistan's only cancer hospital's medical supply has been stopped due to the financial crisis in Pakistan. the medical supply was under the Balochistan Endowment Fund (BEF).
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Unemployed brain or spine cancer patients experience more pain, depression
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A study found that patients with brain or spine cancer who are unemployed may experience more intense pain, discomfort, concern, and depressive symptoms than those with the same conditions who are employed.
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Study suggests radiotherapy not an option for older breast cancer patient
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In older patients with early breast cancer, radiotherapy does not seem to improve survival rates.
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Research: High-risk bladder patients can benefit from immunotherapy after
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According to clinical trial results, immunotherapy after surgery increased bladder cancer patients' chance of staying cancer-free compared to patients who received a placebo.
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Researchers reveal why cancer patients do not react to immunotherapy
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Cancer treatment has transformed thanks to immunotherapy. The five-year survival rate for advanced melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, has climbed from less than 10% to more than 50% since the development of immunotherapy in 2011. Sadly, immunotherapy only works on about half of mel
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CanSupport Walk for Life - Stride Against Cancer
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI/GPRC): CanSupport will hold its 16th Annual Walkathon titled 'Walk for Life - Stride Against Cancer' at Kartavya Path, New Delhi on Sunday, 19th February 2023 in association with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This is one of the first Walkathons bei
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Cancer patients who do not react to immunotherapy lack crucial immune cell
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Immunotherapy has changed cancer treatment. Since the introduction of immunotherapy in 2011, the five-year survival rate in advanced melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, has increased from less than 10% to more than 50%. Unfortunately, only approximately half of melanoma patients r
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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan terms IMF deal as "treatment of cancer with
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Imran Khan said the IMF agreement will only provide temporary relief as it will eventually lead the country to a major disaster as the burden of loans will continue to increase.
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Scientists reengineer cancer drugs to be more versatile
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Rice University scientists have enlisted widely used cancer therapy systems to control gene expression in mammalian cells, a feat of synthetic biology that could change how diseases are treated.
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Zydus Hospitals and Medtronic collaborate to launch India's first indigeno
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 16 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Zydus Hospitals, Ahmedabad, and India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), announced their partnership to support stroke patients in Gujarat via a hub and spoke network. As part o
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