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79 pc rise in cancer cases among those under 50 in three decades: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to research published today in the open-access journal BMJ Oncology, there has been a startling 79 per cent rise in the number of new cases of cancer among those under 50 worldwide over the previous three decades (1990-2019)
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Race, ethnicity variances may cause liver cancer: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A recent study of liver cancer found racial and ethnic variances as well as developing patterns in this deadly disease. The study also identified potential focused therapies to increase control and prevention.
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Specific gene mutations accelerate growth of pancreatic tumours: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The new study, which was released in Nature Communications, explains how specific gene mutations cause pancreatic cancer to proliferate uncontrollably by turning on a "super-enhancer" that activates other genes.
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Bengaluru School Girl's Innovative Prototype Can Be a Blessing for Cancer
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 6: Is Innovation only limited to IIT, NIT, or IISc students? Well, think again. Gone are the days when innovation was confined to professional institutions. Meet Saanvi, a class 8 student from Bengaluru, who is grabbing attention with her remarkable i
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Adding immune modulator to targeted therapy does not improve thyroid cance
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to the findings of a multicenter phase II clinical trial, treating patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), an advanced form of thyroid cancer that arises from thyroid follicular cells, in addition to their treatment with the targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) cedir
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Study reveals why men, wealthy people are more likely to develop skin canc
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A new study sponsored by McGill University investigates why persons living in Atlantic regions are more likely to develop melanoma than other Canadians, providing lessons on skin cancer prevention for the entire country.
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Study finds how gene therapy shows promising early results for brain tumor
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A recent study from the University of Michigan Department of Neurosurgery and Rogel Cancer Centre demonstrates encouraging preliminary findings that a therapy combining cell-killing and immune-stimulating drugs is safe and effective in extending survival for patients with gliomas, a particu
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Researchers discover new genes that cause head, neck cancer patients to be
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have identified two new genes that make patients with head and neck cancer resistant to chemotherapy. By suppressing one of these genes, cancer cells that were previously resistant to chemotherapy can now respond to it.
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Study finds how microRNA therapy slows cancer tumour growth
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The therapy, tested in mouse models, combines a delivery system that targets cancer cells with a specially modified version of microRNA-34a, a molecule that acts “like the brakes on a car,” slowing or stopping cell division, said Andrea Kasinski, lead author and the William and Patty Miller
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Antioxidants stimulate blood flow in tumours: Research
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A recent study from Karolinska Institutet published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that vitamin C and other antioxidants cause the growth of new blood vessels in lung cancer tumours. The discovery supports the notion that antioxidant-rich dietary supplements can hasten cancer
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Study sheds light on breast cancer survivors, medication
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Treatment for over 80 per cent of breast cancer survivors does not end with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Instead, doctors advise them to take medication to inhibit sex hormones, which can fuel tumour growth and cause recurrence, for the next five to ten years.
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Study finds how statins associated with lower risk of colorectal cancer in
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Statins that decrease cholesterol may protect individuals with ulcerative colitis from developing and dying from colon cancer. In individuals with ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, statin medication was also related to a decreased risk of death regardless of reason. This is according to
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