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Following healthy lifestyle might mitigate high genetic risk of cancer
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 31 (ANI): A new study conducted by researchers from the American Association for Cancer Research explored how consumers' lifestyles can impact their risk of developing cancer, even in individuals with a high genetic risk.
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Research suggests radio-wave therapy is safe for liver cancer patients
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], July 31 (ANI): A new study shows that a targeted therapy using non-thermal radio waves is safe to use in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer.
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New drug combination discovery makes curative surgery possible for liver c
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Maryland [US], July 30 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers found that a combination of the immunotherapy drug nivolumab and the kinase-inhibitor drug cabozantinib can make curative surgery possible in some liver cancer patients who would normally not be considered surgical candidates.
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Healthy lifestyle may help mitigate high genetic risk of cancer, researche
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Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): Healthy lifestyle factors such as abstinence from smoking and drinking, low body mass index, and exercise correlated with decreased cancer incidence, even in individuals with a high genetic risk.
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Study identifies biomarker for breast cancer response to immunotherapy
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Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): A biomarker that has proven to be a predictor for response to immunotherapies in melanoma patients also has clinical relevance for breast cancer patients, according to a new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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Cancer treatment outcomes can be accessed by studying DNA tags
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center believe that studying tags, or modifications to cell-free DNA (cfDNA), might lead to a better understanding of how to assess, and possibly modulate, treatment approaches for cancer and other diseas
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Chemotherapy can induce mutations that lead to pediatric leukemia relapse:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): A new study has found that a group of chemotherapy drugs can result in mutations that may trigger the relapse of blood cancer in children.
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Research identifies potential role of 'junk DNA' sequence in aging, cancer
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Washington [US], July 25 (ANI): Findings from a new study led by researchers at Washington State University have solved a small piece of that puzzle, bringing scientists one step closer to solving the mystery of aging.
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Researchers shed light on identical mutations that cause different types o
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Heidelberg [Germany], July 24 (ANI): Cells originating from different organs are differentially susceptible to activating mutations in cancer drivers and the same mutation in precursor cells of the pancreas or the bile duct leads to fundamentally different outcomes, according to a recent stu
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Risk of breast cancer increases by chemicals found in consumer products
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Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Common chemicals including ingredients in consumer products, pesticides, food additives, and drinking water contaminants cause cells in breast tissue to produce more of the hormones estrogen or progesterone, leading to an increased risk of breast cancer.
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Antibiotics might help in treatment of melanoma
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Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Some antibiotics appear to be effective against a form of skin cancer known as melanoma, according to the findings of a new study.
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Study highlights how comprehensive clinical sequencing opens doors to prec
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Tennessee [US], July 24 (ANI): During a new study, researchers from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital demonstrated that in order to capitalize on the lifesaving potential of precision medicine, comprehensive genomic sequencing of all paediatric cancer patients is feasible and essential.
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