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Blood test can predict metastasis risk in melanoma: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer in men and the seventh most common cancer in women. It is estimated that 68,130 people in the United States were diagnosed in 2010, and 8,700 died.
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Researchers find single chest X-ray predicts risk of heart attack
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Study found that single X-ray that predicts the 10-year probability of dying from a heart attack or stroke caused by atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
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Chadwick Boseman birth anniversary: 'Black Panther' actor once said "I'm D
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The actor had perfectly embodied the character of Wakandan King T'challa and his alter ego Black Panther in the Marvel franchise films prior to his death on August 28, 2020, following a secret four-year battle with colon cancer.
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Simultaneous radiation, immunotherapy beneficial for subset of lung cancer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In many cancer types, cancer cells try to survive by escaping attack from the immune system. These cancer cells hijack mechanisms called immune checkpoints to trick the immune system into thinking they are healthy cells. Recent advances in cancer treatment have focused on developing immune c
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New study sheds light on growth of human triple negative breast cancers
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Basal-like breast cancers, also known as triple-negative cancers, are a particularly aggressive subtype of breast cancer with limited treatment options. Although the origin of luminal (cells that line the surface of the breast duct) and basal subtypes of breast cancer is unknown, studies sug
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Study suggests chemotherapy could increase disease susceptibility in futur
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington State University-led research indicates that a common chemotherapy drug could carry a toxic inheritance for children and grandchildren of adolescent cancer survivors.
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Study reveals key role of protein in helping drive bowel cancer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The study revealed the essential structural understandings of the mysterious but significant tankyrase protein, which is a key player in the development of bowel cancer.
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Researchers trace neural pathways that cause vomiting after consuming cont
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The urge to vomit after eating contaminated food is the body's natural defensive response to get rid of bacterial toxins. However, the process of how our brain initiates this biological reaction upon detecting germs remains elusive.
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Appendiceal cancer gets its own preclinical model
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Appendiceal cancer (malignancies of the appendix, a small tissue pouch that is part of the gastrointestinal tract) is very rare, occurring in perhaps one or two people per 1 million per year. Prognoses are mixed, with a 5-year survival rate of 67 to 97 per cent for low-grade tumours detected
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First-degree relatives of patients with NAFLD at risk of liver disease: Re
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Approximately one-fourth of the general population worldwide has nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, known as NAFLD, an umbrella term for a range of liver conditions affecting people who drink little to no alcohol. NAFLD can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.
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Research shows surge in cervical cancer among women
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to current studies, cervical cancer has sharply increased in prevalence among women in their early 30s.
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Goa Sampurna Yatra resonates compassion for people: Kerala Governor Arif M
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Governor Sreedharan Pillai in his address said that during his visit across the State he discovered Goa to be most peaceful, harmonious and very beautiful. He informed that, during Goa Gram Sampurna Yatra 91 Institutions engaged in social services and 1005 cancer, dialysis and other patients
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