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Cancer in child leads to income reduction, job discontinuation for parents
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 21 (ANI): A recent study found that childhood cancer affects parents' income and employment after the child's diagnosis.
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Obesity increases risk of blood cancer: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov. 19 (ANI): A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that obesity increases the risk of multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood.
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Soul and funk star Sharon Jones dies of cancer at 60
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 19 (ANI): American soul and funk veteran Sharon Jones passed away on November 18 aged 60 after a "heroic battle" with pancreatic cancer.
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Newly developed urine test could predict high-risk cervical cancer
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Nov. 18 (ANI): As per a recent research published in the Cancer Prevention Research journal, researchers have developed a urine test for the likely emergence of cervical cancer that is highly accurate compared to other tests based on genetic markers derived directly fro
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Study opens avenues for treatment of lethal brain cancer
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 18 (ANI): According to a recent research published in the Cell journal, researchers have identified a pathway by which cancer cells aggressively spread and grow in the brain, opening up new possibilities for treatment of Glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer.
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Individuals with sleep apnea may face worsened lung cancer
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 18 (ANI): According to a recent research published in the Chest journal, an irregular lack of air, experienced by people with sleep apnea, can increase tumor growth by promoting the release of circulating exosomes.
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Ministry of Health's AMRIT scheme completes one year
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.16 (ANI): The flagship programme of the Union Health ministry - AMRIT (Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) - to provide affordable life-saving cancer, cardiac drugs and medical disposables has successfully completed its first year, serving over f
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Black women face greater risk of breast cancer than whites: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 16 (ANI): Black African women are more likely to be diagnosed with late stage breast cancer than white women in England, a new analysis by the Cancer Research UK and Public Health England has found.
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Stop Smoking Services facing budget cut: Report
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 16 (ANI): Stop Smoking Services across England are under threat as a result of ongoing budget cuts after six in ten local authorities (59 per cent) were forced to reduce their funding in the last year, says a joint report by ASH and Cancer Research UK.
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Cough virus helps combat liver cancer in adulthood
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 16 (ANI): A virus that cause respiratory illnesses and stomach upsets in children could help in the fight against primary liver cancer, according to a study.
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US robotic surgery expert stresses need for early cancer detection
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 14 (ANI): Early detection of cancer is critical to improving the quality of life of those suffering from this life threatening scourge.
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TNF inhibitors not linked to increased risk of cancer: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 13 (ANI): A new study has found that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, a group of biologic drugs used to treat children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, is not linked to a possible increased risk of cancer.
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