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Remnant of cell division might be responsible for spreading cancer: Resear
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Once assumed to be the cell's trash can, a little bubble of biological debris, termed the midbody remnant, is packing working genetic material with the ability to affect the fate of other cells, even turning them into cancer
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Liquid biopsies can identify any remaining illness after cervical chemora
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to a recent study, two liquid biopsy methods that identify people at high risk of developing cervical cancer again after chemoradiation by looking for the presence of the human papillomavirus (HPV) in their blood did a good job of doing so.
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Researchers find how genetics helps explain childhood cancer
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
With an overall survival rate of more than 85% five years after diagnosis, the number of children cancer survivors in the United States is rising. However, survivors may still be more susceptible to a number of illnesses, such as second cancers.
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Potential new therapy could soon help those who have cancer-related fatigu
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) affects patients' quality of life while they are undergoing treatment and is a debilitating yet all-too-common condition. For the constellation of symptoms that make up CRF, there are currently no effective pharmaceutical treatments.
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Women living in walkable communities have low obesity rates: Research
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Obesity has been associated with an increased risk of 13 different forms of cancer in women, and physical activity, regardless of body size, reduces the risk of some of these malignancies
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Cancer-related fatigue may soon benefit from potential new treatment
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Cancer-related tiredness (CRF) is a crippling yet all-too-common disease that has a negative impact on patients' quality of life while they are receiving treatment. There are currently no viable pharmaceutical therapies available for the constellation of symptoms that together constitute CRF
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Obesity rates lower among women who live in walkable neighbourhoods
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to a new study living in a more walkable neighbourhood reduces the risk of obesity-related cancers in women, specifically postmenopausal breast cancer, but also ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, and multiple myeloma.
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Genetics helps explain childhood cancer: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The number of childhood cancer survivors in the United States is growing, with an overall survival rate of more than 85 per cent five years following diagnosis. Survivors, however, may still be at higher risk of a variety of health issues, including second malignancies.
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After cervical chemoradiation, liquid biopsies can quickly identify any re
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A new study reveals that two liquid biopsy techniques that detect the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the blood accurately identified patients with a high risk of cervical cancer recurrence following chemoradiation. At the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncol
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Study reveals how high-dose radiation can treat older patients with inoper
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A recent study from Australian and Dutch experts revealed that older patients with kidney tumours who are not candidates for surgery may benefit from targeted, high-dose radiation.
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Study provides more information on how diabetes can accelerate the growth
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
People with multiple myeloma, a blood malignancy of plasma cells in the bone marrow, have a poorer overall survival rate when compared to individuals without diabetes. This difference in survival due to diabetes was found in white patients in a subgroup analysis but not in black patients, ac
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Researchers discover causes of liver cell scarring
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
When damaged liver cells are replaced by scar tissue, hepatic fibrosis results. Cirrhosis, liver failure, and even liver cancer can arise as a result of cumulative scarring that, over time, restricts the blood flow to the liver. When the condition is severe, there is no other course of actio
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