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New approach to fight metastatic melanoma discovered by researchers
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], July 18 (ANI): Scientists, during a recent study discovered combining BRAF oncogene inhibitors and chemotherapy, is a very effective strategy for fighting metastatic melanoma, which is the leading cause of death from skin cancer around the globe.
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Researchers discover new approach to fight metastatic melanoma
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], July 13 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers found that combining BRAF oncogene inhibitors and chemotherapy is a very effective strategy for fighting metastatic melanoma, which is the leading cause of death from skin cancer around the globe.
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Immune cells can be stimulated to boost effects of chemotherapy in pancrea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): A new study from Queen Mary University of London has demonstrated that immune cells can be stimulated to assemble into special structures within pancreatic cancer, such that, at least in a pre-clinical model, researchers can demonstrate an improvement in the e
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Study shows patient on ketogenic diet living fully with IDH1-mutant gliobl
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): A British man who rejected the standard of care to treat his brain cancer has lived with the typically fatal glioblastoma tumour growing very slowly after adopting a ketogenic diet, providing a case study that researchers say reflects the benefits of using the
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Researchers develop tech to predict chemotherapy effectiveness
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Combining data from tumor biomarkers, ultrasound, and ultrasound-guided diffuse optical tomography (DOT) after a patient's first cycle of pre-surgical neoadjuvant chemotherapy provided a highly accurate prediction of how the tumor was responding to the treatmen
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Study identifies risk for some childhood cancer patients developing second
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 30 (ANI): Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge found that in children with neuroblastoma - a cancer of immature nerve cells - treatment with platinum chemotherapy caused changes to the genome that could then cause leukaemia in some ch
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Researchers find good bacteria can temper chemotherapy side effects
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 26 (ANI): A new Northwestern University study found that naturally occurring gut bacteria can clean up chemo toxins in the body.
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Kauvery Hospital successfully treats 63-year-old woman with advanced abdom
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): Kauvery Hospital, one of the leading healthcare chains in Tamil Nadu, successfully treated a 63-year-old woman with an advanced stage of appendiceal cancer (peritoneal cancer) through surgery (Debulking Surgery & Hyperthermic Intraperi
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Scientists discover way to trick cancer cells into consuming toxic drugs
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): A new research led by a team at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) points to a promising strategy to boost tumours' intake of cancer drugs, thereby increasing the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatments.
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Irrfan Khan's son Babil shares rare pic of actor on first death anniversar
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 29 (ANI): On the first death anniversary of legendary actor Irrfan Khan, his son Babil Khan on Thursday penned down an emotional note, with an unseen photo of the late actor from his chemotherapy days.
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Interrupting RNA activity can improve survival chances in pancreatic cance
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagoya [Japan], April 24 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers uncovered a molecular pathway that enhances chemotherapy resistance in some pancreatic cancer patients. A patient's response to therapy and their overall survival chance can be increased by targeting an RNA to interrupt its a
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Study focuses on improving survival in pancreatic cancer
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagoya (Japan), April 22 (ANI): Researchers have uncovered a molecular pathway that enhances chemotherapy resistance in some pancreatic cancer patients. Targeting an RNA to interrupt its activity could improve patient response to therapy and increase their overall survival.
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