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Jessica Klein, writer and producer of 'Beverly Hills, 90210,' passed away
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): Jessica Klein, an award-winning television writer and producer who worked on "Beverly Hills, 90210" for six seasons, died of pancreatic cancer on July 13 at her Beverly Hills home. She was 66.
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Research explores ways to stop painful chemo for kids
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): An ongoing research underway at The University of Queensland is focusing on stopping children undergoing chemotherapy from feeling pain and other debilitating side effects.
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Betamethasone may improve prostate cancer radiation therapy: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): A new study suggests that the common steroid betamethasone could be used to reduce unwanted side effects of radiation treatments for prostate cancer.
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Scientists reveal new radiolabelling method for personalised cancer treatm
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Delft [Netherlands], August 14 (ANI): TU Delft researchers have developed a new method for producing nanocarriers loaded with radioactive salts for imaging and treatment. Because the assembly of these nanocarriers is so simple, the innovation is ideal for clinical research and cancer treatme
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New injectable gel shows potential for tough-to-treat brain tumours
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Wisconsin [US], August 13 (ANI): In most cases, months after the patient's first tumour is surgically removed, glioblastoma recurs, like the hardest weed. Due to this, the survival rates for this cancer are only 25% after one year and drop to 5% after five years.
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Study finds why men face higher risk of most cancers than women
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): Men have a higher incidence of most cancers than women. A study showed that the cause could be underlying biological sex differences rather than behavioural differences related to smoking, alcohol consumption, food, and other things.
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Researchers develop contact lens that helps in cancer diagnosis and screen
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): Researchers have developed a contact lens that can catch and identify exosomes, nanometer-sized vesicles prevalent in human fluids that have the potential to be diagnostic cancer biomarkers.
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Collagen plays an important part in breast cancer metastasis: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Darlinghurst [Australia], August 10 (ANI): Collagen type XII is essential for controlling how the tumour matrix is organised, according to a recent study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.
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Pathway to curb spread of brain cancer identified by researchers
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): A molecular pathway responsible for the spread of glioblastoma to surrounding tissue in the brain, as well as an existing drug that curbed tumour growth in animal models, has been identified by UT Southwestern.
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Medtronic launches AI Powered GI Genius Module for Colonoscopy that offers
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 9 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced the launch of innovative computer-aided polyps detection system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) -- the GI GeniusTM i
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New injectable gel holds promise for tough-to-treat brain tumours
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Wisconsin [US], August 9 (ANI): Like the toughest weed, Glioblastoma almost always returns, typically months after the patient's initial brain tumour is surgically removed. Because of this, the survival rates for this cancer are only 25% after one year and drop to 5% after five years.
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Iconic pop star and 'Grease' actor Olivia Newton-John dies at 73
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 9 (ANI): Four-time Grammy winner singer-songwriter and actor Olivia Newton-John, who starred in the beloved movie musical 'Grease', has passed away at the age of 73, after a battle with breast cancer.
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