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Proton therapy for cancer significantly reduces risk of severe side effect
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Philadelphia [USA], Dec 27 (ANI): Proton therapy, as it turns out, has fewer side effects on cancer patients when compared to the traditional radiation treatment. While the cure rates of both the treatment methods are almost similar, radiation leads to much more frequent unplanned hospitalis
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High BMI may increase chances of survival for some cancer patients: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 27 (ANI): A new research suggests that a high Body Mass Index (BMI) which is usually linked to diseases like diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases may in some cases improve the chance of survival for cancer patients.
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Physical activity in recommended amounts is linked to lowering cancer risk
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 27 (ANI): An analysis of nine studies conducted with 7,50,000 adults finds that the amounts of physical activity during leisure time are linked to a lower risk of seven cancers.
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Artificial intelligence tracks down acute myeloid leukaemia
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 26 (ANI): Tracking down acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), researchers have proved that artificial intelligence can detect forms of blood cancer.
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Stomach cancer in patients below 60 much more lethal
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Minnesota [USA], Dec 25 (ANI): A high proportion of stomach cancer patients who are below the age of 60 suffer from a specific and genetically unique form of the disease that spreads much more rapidly and is resistant to traditional chemotherapy, a new study has found.
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New treatment strategy may thwart deadly brain tumours: Study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 24 (ANI): Immune checkpoint inhibitors are important medications that boost the immune system's response against certain cancers; however, they tend to be ineffective against glioblastoma, the most deadly primary brain tumour in adults.
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Study explores women's knowledge about breast density and cancer risk
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 24 (ANI): Breast density is an important risk factor for breast cancer but no study had asked women what they know or think about breast density in relation to the screening they have had. In a new qualitative study, scientists sought to explore women's knowledge a
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MP: Congress MLA Banwari Lal Sharma passes away
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India] Dec 21 (ANI): Senior Congress party leader Banwari Lal Sharma died of cancer on Saturday. He was the legislator from Morena district of Madhya Pradesh.
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'Tumor-on-a-chip' to revolutionize cancer drug testing
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyoto [Japan], Dec 21 (ANI): Researchers from Kyoto University, Japan have created a new device that can culture cancerous cells in vitro in a three-dimensional fashion that better mimics the conditions present in the human body. Touted as 'tumour-on-a-chip', this piece of equipment opens up
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Uttarakhand CM meets Anil Baluni in Mumbai
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Uttarakhand Cheif Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat met BJP Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, to inquire about his health.
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Narayana Health City cures pancreatic cancer through Whipple robotic surge
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Dec 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bhim Rao, a retired government officer from the Karnataka is relived today as he has been cured of pancreatic cancer by the team of doctors at Narayana Health City. The 71-year-old retired police officer was treated using the robotic Wh
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Sustained weight loss linked with reduced breast cancer risk: Study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 18 (ANI): A new study had found that women who lost weight after the age of 50 years and kept it off, had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remained stable.
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