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Concentration of surgery has improved operations for childhood cancer: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The sympathetic nervous system tumour known as neuroblastoma mainly affects young children. In the Netherlands, 25 kids are given this diagnosis per year. An essential component of the therapy strategy is surgery to remove the tumour tissue. Since November 2014, the Princess Maxima Center fo
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Research: Pair of key enzymes help regulate genome
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
After an intrepid, decade-long search, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found a new role for a pair of enzymes that regulate genome function and, when missing or mutated, are linked to diseases such as brain tumors, blood cancers and Kleefstra syndrome a rare genetic, neurocog
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Covid-19 vaccine protects patients with blood cancer: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
People with blood cancer usually have a weak immune system, putting them at an increased risk of becoming very ill from COVID-19. Furthermore, several cancer treatments cause these individuals to develop little or no antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 after COVID-19 vaccination.
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Researchers discover Artificial intelligence tool that helps in cancer sur
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The surgical approach is frequently not decided when a patient has surgery to remove a tumour or treat an illness. In order to decide how much tissue needs to be removed, surgeons need to know more about the condition they are treating, such as a tumor's margins, its stage, and whether a les
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Diane McBain, co-star in Elvis Presley's 'Spinout', passes away at 81
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Elvis Presley's 'Spinout' co-star Diane McBain, who is also known for her role as Pinky Pinkston in 'Batman', passed away at the age of 81 after a battle with liver cancer.
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Epigenetics breaks into the clinical practice of cancer: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers describe the impact of epigenetics on cancer treatment and how it has become a crucial tool to improve early detection, predict disease progression and become a target for new treatments.
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Study suggests cancer therapy can be improved by cellular messengers
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The findings of a new study suggest that nano-sized membrane bubbles known as extracellular vesicles activate the immune system in mice and seem to render their tumours sensitive to a type of immunotherapy drug called a checkpoint inhibitor.
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Researchers discover new biomarker method to diagnose severe heart complic
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at Michigan Medicine have developed a new biomarker-based technique to screen for a rare and fatal consequence caused by monoclonal antibodies, which are used to treat a variety of tumours.
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Music therapies bring down discomfort, anxiety in cancer patients: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a new study published in the journal 'Integrative Cancer Therapies', music therapy reduces levels of pain and anxiety in cancer patients and sickle cell disease patients.
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Concentration of surgery improves operations for childhood cancer: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Neuroblastoma is a tumour of the sympathetic nervous system that occurs mainly in young children. Every year, 25 children in the Netherlands receive this diagnosis. Surgery to remove the tumour tissue forms an important part of the treatment plan. Since November 2014, care for children in th
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Researchers reveal why young cancer survivors opt out of HPV vaccination
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Certain vaccine-related issues have been shown by research that medical professionals should address. Young cancer survivors are more likely to eventually develop cervical, oropharyngeal, and a number of other HPV-related malignancies, despite the fact that HPV vaccination rates in this popu
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Study finds how concentration of surgery has improved operations for child
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Affecting young children, neuroblastoma is a sympathetic nervous system tumour. In the Netherlands, this diagnosis is given to 25 kids each year. Surgery to remove the tumour tissue is a crucial component of the therapeutic strategy. Since November 2014, treatment for Dutch children with sol
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