Search For "cancers"
Do you know - Excess weight can increase the risk of Cancer?
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/Mediawire): The death trap Obesity is responsible for 20 per cent of cancer deaths in women and 14 per cent in men. The death rate increases 10 per cent for every 5 unit increase in BMI (Body Mass Index). 40 per cent of the cancers diagnosed since 2014 ar
Read More
On International Tea Day, Teamonk Global reiterates its commitment to prem
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], December 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): 'Chai' if consumed in its pure form is highly beneficial for health and overall well-being. It improves brain function, increases fat burning, lowers the risk of some cancers, prevents diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Read More
Evolution may be to blame for high risk of advanced cancers in humans
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): Compared to chimpanzees, humans are particularly prone to developing advanced carcinomas -- the type of tumors that include prostate, breast, lung and colorectal cancers -- even in the absence of known risk factors, such as genetic predisposition or tobacco
Read More
Cervical cancer survival may improve by targeting senescent 'zombie' cells
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): How well women with cervical cancer respond to treatment and survive correlates with the level of 10 proteins in their blood that also are associated with a "zombie" cell state called senescence, Medical College of Georgia scientists report.
Read More
Screening younger women for hereditary cancers may be cost effective: Stud
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 21 (ANI): According to a study published in JAMA Network Open, the population-wide screening for genetic variants linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer may be cost-effective in women between the ages of 20 and 35.
Read More
Study suggests screening younger women for hereditary cancers may be cost
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): Population-wide screening for genetic variants linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer may be cost-effective in women between the ages of 20 and 35, according to a study.
Read More
Vitamin B3 protects skin cells from the effects of UV exposure, new resear
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 1 (ANI): Increasing the consumption of vitamin B3 will protect skin from some of the effects of ultraviolet (UV) exposure, potentially reducing the incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers, recent research shows.
Read More
Queensland study suggests quarter of population underestimates skin cancer
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Queensland (Australia) [India], October 24 (ANI): Almost a quarter of the population here underestimates their risk of developing potentially deadly melanomas - with those at highest risk worst at predicting their chances of getting the skin cancers, reveals new research conducted in Queensl
Read More
A quarter of population underestimates skin cancer risk: Queensland study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Queensland (Australia) [India], October 20 (ANI): A research conducted in Queensland has revealed that almost a quarter of the population here underestimates their risk of developing potentially deadly melanomas - with those at highest risk worst at predicting their chances of getting the sk
Read More
Mode of detection of high-risk breast cancers is linked to patient prognos
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): Breast cancers that are detected in the interval between national screening programme mammograms have a worse prognosis than those detected at the time of screening, even if they have the same biology, according to new research.
Read More
Intensive lifestyle intervention focused on weight loss lowers obesity-rel
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Baltimore (Maryland) [US], Aug 29 (ANI): The findings of a novel study suggest that an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) aimed at weight loss lowered incidence of obesity-related cancers in adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Read More
Researchers find potential to make brain cancers in children respond bette
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Aug 28 (ANI): Brain cancer in children is always a devastating diagnosis, but researchers may have found a way to have the most serious types of pediatric brain cancer respond better to therapies.
Read More