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World No Tobacco Day 2025: Experts Unite Against Tobacco as a Leading Caus
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31: On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, observed every year on May 31, leading healthcare experts across the country are sounding a clarion call against one of the biggest threats to global health: tobacco. Beyond awareness, experts are demanding urgent action, h
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Metropolis Healthcare unveils Key Findings from Molecular Genomics Study i
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 22: Lung cancer remains one of the most prevalent and deadly cancers globally, with approximately 2.2 million new cases diagnosed annually, contributing to 18% of all cancer-related deaths, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer. I
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Researchers reveals ways of preventing cancer cells from colonizing liver
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Nine times out of ten, metastasis is the cause of cancer deaths. This is the point when the primary tumour has sent out cells, like seeds, and invaded other organs of the body. Despite significant advancements in the treatment of primary tumours, medicine remains mainly powerless against met
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Do you know presence of healthy cells enables cancer to resist treatment?
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Chemotherapy becomes less effective as healthy cells encourage cancer cells to grow more slowly, according to two studies from UCL and Yale.
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Unmasking the Masked Killer At Jehangir Hospital: Raising Awareness about
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 6: Colon cancer, often referred to as the "masked killer," lurks unnoticed in the shadows, wreaking havoc on countless lives worldwide. According to WHO, Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, accounting for approximately 10% of all
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AI model may help determine where a patient's cancer arose: Research
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Doctors are unable to establish the cause of cancer in a small percentage of cancer patients. This makes choosing a treatment for those patients considerably more challenging, because many cancer medications are often produced for specific cancer types.
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Study reveals how novel protein helps to suppress tumour growth
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Understanding how cancer develops is necessary for designing efficient, individualised cancer medicines. Scientists have known for many years that certain types of gene mutations are the cause of cancer.
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Researchers reveal therapeutic strategy to kill cancer cell
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Gene mutations are the cause of cancer. Tumor suppressors and oncogenes are the two main groups of these altered genes in cancer. Mutations in oncogenes can drive cell proliferation, pushing the gas pedal all the way to the floor, whereas mutations in tumour suppressor genes can cause tumour
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Neuronal molecule makes prostate cancer more aggressive: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among American men. Now, researchers have discovered critical molecular players that drive prostate cancer to progress into a highly aggressive form of neuroendocrine prostate cancer that currently
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Researchers develop artificial intelligence tool to predict risk of lung c
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Lung cancer is the main cause of cancer death in the United States and around the world. Low-dose chest computed tomography (LDCT) is suggested for monitoring persons aged 50 to 80 with a significant history of smoking or who actively smoke. Lung cancer screening with LDCT has been demonstra
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Study finds liver cancer, potential target circadian clock proteins inside
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, is already the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide--and cases are on the rise in both the United States and around the world. While chemotherapy, surgery, and liver transplants can benefit some patients,
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Study shows how liver cancer hijacks circadian clock machinery inside cell
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is already the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally--and cases are on the rise, both in the U.S. and worldwide. While chemotherapy, surgery and liver transplants can help some patients, targeted treatments
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