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Researchers find new genetic cause for pancreatic cancer
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Study revealed the possible cause of pancreatic cancer. The findings hold implications for the targeted treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which accounts for the vast majority of all pancreatic tumors and is the fourth-leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.
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Study links area-level income and education with lung cancer diagnosis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and early detection and treatment are key to prolonging patient survival. A recent study by Wiley published online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society
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Study sheds light on rare genetic variants that increase risk for lung can
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. While the risk for this disease can be influenced by environmental and lifestyle factors like smoking, studies estimate that 18 per cent of lung cancer cases are due to inherited genetic variants. New research
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Do you know - Excess weight can increase the risk of Cancer?
Updated : 5 years, 5 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
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No evidence of fertilizer use causing cancer: Tomar
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday asked the Congress government in Punjab to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme to give relief to people suffering from cancer and said no evidence had surfaced so far about fertilisers being a caus
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Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute launches screening and awareness drive again
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI-NewsVoir): In the run up to World No Tobacco Day 2018, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (RGCIRC) has lined up a fortnight long intensive program for cancer screening and increasing awareness about harmful effects of tobacco consumption which ha
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New research denies involvement of MELK genes as sole cause of cancer
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], Feb. 13 (ANI): Two students from Sheltzer and Stony Brook University Chris Giuliano and Ann Lin have rejected the view that the gene called Maternal Embryonic Leucine Zipper Kinase as the sole cause for the development of cancer cells in the human body.
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Cervical cancer: Myths and facts
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Of all the cancers affecting women, cervical cancer has emerged as the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in India.
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Majority of oral cancers can be prevented! Here's how
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): Oral cancer refers to the cancers that occur in the mouth, lips, tongue, cheeks, palate or throat and are among the most common forms of cancers in India. In fact, oral cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men. India bears the largest
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Active or passive smoking leads to cancer in 'voice box'
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 19 (ANI): Tobacco is considered to be one of the most important avoidable lifestyle related cause of cancer in the world.
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Brain cancer emerges as major cause for child deaths: Study
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept. 17 (ANI): According to a recent research, brain cancer has taken over leukemia and has become the major cause of cancer deaths in children.
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Prostate cancer cases to double by 2020: Study
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 15 (ANI): Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cause of cancer and the sixth leading cause of cancer death among men worldwide.
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