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Intestinal stem cell genes may link dietary fat, colon cancer: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): A new study describes a new connection between the way cells consume fat and how genes regulate stem cell behaviour in the intestines of mice. According to a Rutgers study, two genes that appear to help stem cells in the intestine burn dietary fat may pla
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Cancer patients more likely to die of heart problems, stroke: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have found that a lot of people diagnosed with cancer are more likely to die of heart and blood vessel problems, instead of the main disease.
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AI to determine whether immunotherapy is working
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): Researchers working on Artificial Intelligence has hit another milestone as they have found a way to predict if a lung-cancer patient can be benefitted from expensive immunotherapy.
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Scientists discover tiny devices to detect cancer!
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 23 (ANI): Researchers have developed a new cancer-detecting tool, which uses tiny circuits made up of DNA to identify cancer cells by the molecular signatures on their surface.
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Individuals exposed to CT scan radiation prone to thyroid cancer, leukemia
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 19 (ANI): Individuals exposed to the radiation emanating from a CT scan are at an elevated risk of developing thyroid cancer and leukemia, a new study says.
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Mumbai: Young cancer patients visit Naval Dockyard as part of Navy Week-20
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 19 (ANI): In the course of the celebrations during the Navy Week-2019, the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai organised a cruise for young cancer patients from the Tata Memorial Cancer (TMC) institute.
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Omega-3 protects heart against diseases without elevating prostate cancer
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 18 (ANI): Omega-3 is an important fat that is known to carry a number of health benefits, but whether it is essential in protecting an individual against heart diseases or not, has remained a question.
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Researchers identify unique signatures in supercentenarians that could cha
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 13 (ANI): Supercentenarians or people who reach 110 years of age are endowed with good health and they show resistance to diseases like cancer, stroke and cardiovascular illness.
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Smoking associated with increased number of lung cancer deaths
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 12 (ANI): November has been declared as lung cancer awareness month to educate the people who are at a higher risk of the disease. Though several reasons are associated with lung cancer, the harmful effects of smoking are linked to about 80 per cent deaths.
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Parliamentary Committee submits report to Vice President on need for expan
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 12 (ANI): A Parliamentary Committee led by Jairam Ramesh met Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday and through him urged the government to expand and upgrade the cancer treatment infrastructure in the nation by expanding the network of Mumbai Tata Memorial C
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Sonali Bendre pens heartfelt message on 17th wedding anniversary post canc
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Nov 12 (ANI): On her 17th wedding anniversary Sonali Bendre shared on social media pictures of a celebration along with estranged husband Goldie Behl, post surviving her high-grade cancer, along with a heartfelt message and we are all for it.
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K'taka: KSRTC organises cancer screening programme for women employees
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) in collaboration with an Oncology institute on Tuesday organised a free cancer screening programme for its women employees in Bengaluru.
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