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Malaria drug could combat chemotherapy-resistant head, neck cancers: Study
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Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): A new study suggests that the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine inhibits pathways that drive resistance to the chemotherapy agent cisplatin in head and neck cancers and restores tumour-killing effects of cisplatin in animal models.
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Lower, more frequent doses of Nanomedicines can help in enhancing cancer t
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Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): Even though nanoparticles, which are tiny structures, can be used to carry substances to certain parts of the body, hence offering hope for improving cancer therapeutics, the survival benefits of clinically approved nanomedicines are often modest in compariso
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Scientists who treated HIV infected patient with special stem-cell transpl
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Denver (Colorado) [US], February 20 (ANI): HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) a virus that attacks the body's immune system has been known to have no cure. However, a patient living with HIV who received a blood stem cell transplant for high-risk acute myeloid leukaemia has been free of the
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Study shows keto diet could enhance pancreatic cancer therapy
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 14 (ANI): A diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates (sugars) that causes the body to break down fat into molecules is called ketones, or 'keto' diet. A recent preclinical study led by Ludwig Cancer Research has demonstrated that a common weight-loss diet could
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Study reveals secret hideouts of ovarian cancer
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], February 12 (ANI): Ovarian cancer often goes undetected until it reaches a level wherein it has spread within the pelvis and stomach. Every year, roughly 550 women develop ovarian cancer in Finland. Ovarian cancer is difficult to treat and it is commonly fatal, with 320 w
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Colorectal cancers raise defensive barrier in response to chemotherapy: St
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Barcelona [Spain], February 8 (ANI): Colorectal cancer occurs when tumours develop in the colon or rectum. Adenocarcinomas are the most common type of colorectal cancer, often growing from the cells that constitute the mucous lining of the tissue. A new study has said that drugs that are com
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Study suggests moderate exercise program could improve cancer treatment ou
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [England], February 6 (ANI): Researchers have suggested that a moderate exercise programme could improve the success of chemotherapy treatment in oesophageal cancer patients.
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Exercise might heighten impact of pre-surgical chemo in food pipe cancer p
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A new research has found that prehab exercise might increase the impact of chemotherapy given to oesophagus cancer patients to shrink their tumours before surgery.
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World Cancer Day 2022: Understanding the role of Vitamin D in cancer
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New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): World Cancer Day is observed annually on February 4 to highlight and spread awareness about one of the most-deadliest diseases, which unfortunately can also be genetic - Cancer.
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Moderate exercise program could improve cancer treatment outcomes, says st
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London [England], February 2 (ANI): A recent study by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has said that a moderate exercise programme could improve the success of chemotherapy treatment in oesophageal cancer patients.
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Study finds exercise might increase impact of pre-surgical chemo in food p
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): A new study has found that prehab exercise may boost the impact of chemotherapy given to oesophagus cancer patients to shrink their tumours before surgery.
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Scientists offer ray of hope in improving cancer treatment
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Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): Two recent discoveries by stem cell scientists at Cedars-Sinai have offered a ray of hope that may help make cancer treatment more efficient and shorten the time taken for people to recover from radiation and chemotherapy. In the first study, published in t
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