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Researchers find potential new treatment for fatal childhood brain cancer
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): Every year around 20 Australian children die from the incurable brain tumour, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). The average age of diagnosis for DIPG is just seven years. There are no effective treatments, and almost all children die from the diseas
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Here's how consuming grapes may protect against UV damage to skin
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): Consuming grapes protect against ultraviolet (UV) skin damage, suggest the findings of a recent human study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
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Study reveals cabozantinib most effective treatment for metastatic papilla
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): In a SWOG Cancer Research Network trial that put three targeted drugs to the test, the small molecule inhibitor cabozantinib was found most effective in treating patients with metastatic papillary kidney cancer - findings expected to change medical practic
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Researchers analyze new drug combination to improve survival in advanced k
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Massachusetts [US], February 14 (ANI): A new clinical study published in The New England Journal of Medicine today and simultaneously presented during the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2021 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium claims that a drug combination of Lenvatinib plus pemb
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New personalised platform to help advance medicine research for cancer
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Cleveland (Ohio) [US], February 13 (ANI): The findings of a recent study feature a new personalised platform developed by the Cleveland Clinic researchers. This personalised platform will help in accelerating genome-informed drug therapies for cancer mutations and advanced research on genomi
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Results in blood cancer improved by ensuring gut integrity: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): A solitary strain of Bacteroides fragilis altogether diminished graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) by ensuring gut integrity, suggested the findings of a new study led by cancer researchers of Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).
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Study reveals green tea compound aids tumour-suppressing, DNA-repairing pr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], February 13 (ANI): An antioxidant found in green tea may increase levels of p53, a natural anti-cancer protein, known as the 'guardian of the genome' for its ability to repair DNA damage or destroy cancerous cells.
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Gene-based blood test for melanoma spread evaluates treatment progress: St
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): A test that monitors blood levels of DNA fragments released by dying tumor cells may serve as an accurate early indicator of treatment success in people in the late stages of one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer, a new study finds.
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Study suggests liquid biopsy for colorectal cancer could guide therapy for
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis demonstrates that a liquid biopsy examining blood or urine can help gauge the effectiveness of therapy for colorectal cancer that has just begun to spread beyond the original tumour.
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Scientists drive detailed study into how cancer cells spread
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 13 (ANI): With the help of the mouse model, scientists of Kanazawa University drove a detailed study to explain how the cells which are known to aid with the spread and progression of cancer commute in the body.
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Arjun Kapoor lends support to 100 cancer couples
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor has come forward to support a cause that is close to his heart. In the run-up to this year's Valentine's Day, the actor has extended support to 100 underprivileged cancer couples.
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Study sheds light on how women make choices about surgery to prevent ovari
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], February 11 (ANI): A study by researchers at Queen Mary University in London has investigated how women who are at high risk of ovarian cancer make choices about possible preventive surgery.
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