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World Cancer Day: Benefits of palliative care
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 4 (ANI): Palliative care is an approach that aims at improving the quality of life of patients with advanced cancer.
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Low doses of alcohol beneficial to brain health
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 3 (ANI): Moderate alcohol consumption is good for your overall brain health and function, according to a study.
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Fertility preservation techniques offer ray of hope to young cancer surviv
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): About 50% of the cancer patients in India are under the age of 50. Apart from other things, this alarming rate of young cancer victims has also created concerns about preservation of their fertility.
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Staying ahead of breast and cervical cancer
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Cancer is a progressive disease which starts from the mutation of a single cell and if left untreated, may be fatal.
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Women between 16-30 at highest risk of cervical cancer
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 2 (ANI): A retrospective analysis of HPV (Human Papillomavirus) testing in Cervical Cancer Screening has revealed that samples received from women from 16 - 30 years (14%) age group had the highest percentage of positive cases of high risk HPV, and hence a chance of de
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Air pollution can lead to lung cancer
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Delhi is now the world's most polluted capital, with levels regularly exceeding those in Beijing, China.
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Cancer-causing virus can lurk in your throat
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Feb.1 (ANI): It has come to light that cancer causing virus may hide in small pockets on the surface of tonsils in throats of unsuspected people.
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Cervical cancer: Myths and facts
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Of all the cancers affecting women, cervical cancer has emerged as the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in India.
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New online tool imparts knowledge of breast cancer treatment options
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Jan. 31 (ANI): Researchers have developed a new online technology to help breast cancer patients understand their treatment options.
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Vaping cause DNA mutation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [U.K.], Jan. 31 (ANI): It has come to light that vaping could mutate DNA and likely increase the risk of cancer and heart diseases.
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Vitamin deficiency puts cancer cell into hibernation, finds study
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Jan 30 (ANI): In a significant new research, scientists have found a new potential therapeutic agent, diphenyleneiodonium chloride (DPI), which effectively switches off cancer stem cells, preventing their proliferation.
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Thousands participate in cancer awareness run
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): More than 10,000 children participated in the 20th Terry Fox run organised in Mumbai's Marine Drive area on Sunday morning.
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