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Hyderabad hospital introduces South India's first ZAP-X system for non-inv
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The AIG Hospitals today announced the launch of the ZAP-X®[?] Gyroscopic Neuro-Radiosurgery Platform, the first installation of its kind in South India and only the second in the country, marking a major advancement in the treatment of brain tumours and complex neurological disorders.
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Study finds how bacterial vaccine demonstrates potential as treatment for
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Columbia researchers developed probiotic bacteria that train the immune system to eliminate cancer cells, paving the way for a new class of cancer vaccinations that take advantage of bacteria's innate tumour-targeting abilities. These microbial cancer vaccines can be tailored to each person'
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Researchers reveals ways of preventing cancer cells from colonizing liver
Updated : 8 months 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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Israeli nanotech fights spread of colorectal cancer
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Published in the peer-reviewed Nano Today journal, the study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev reveals how this novel therapy selectively delivers chemotherapeutic drugs to specific blood vessels feeding tumors and metastases.
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Study finds how Immunotherapy for brain cancer metastases displays clinica
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that 42 percent of patients with metastatic brain cancer benefited from the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab in a phase 2 clinical study, with seven patients living for more than two years. The authors emphasise that these advantages must be balanced against t
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Study suggests how cancer spreads to the brain
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Options for treatment are limited when cancer spreads to the brain. The majority of medications made to fight metastases either cannot penetrate the blood-brain barrier or are ineffective against brain metastases.
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Chemotherapy efficacy can be significantly increased using new treatment:
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
To decipher these adverse effects, the researchers examined the animals' lungs at an intermediate stage - when tiny micro-metastases may have already developed, but even advanced imaging technologies like CT cannot detect them.
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Study finds tumors suppress the development of metastases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers revealed how the original cancer focus, also called the primary tumor, can suppress the growth of the daughter tumors known as metastases.
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Newly-discovered process brings immune cells up to speed
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Cancer cells use an unusual mechanism to migrate into new tissue and form metastases there. The same process probably also keeps some immune cells on their toes.
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Study identifies mechanism otherwise found in metastasizing cancer cells
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): Cancer cells use an unusual mechanism to migrate into new tissue and form metastases there. The same process probably also keeps some immune cells on their toes. According to the study, certain structures, the centrioles, increase in number. This makes it e
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New clinical trial at a US University finds new way to treat kidney cancer
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dallas (Texas) [US], August 21 (ANI): There are many different types of kidney cancer, and they can manifest with a few small metastases or many large ones. Today, though, every patient receives the same care. All of them are given medication.
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Study: New insights into melanoma brain metastases
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): Cancer researchers have completed one of the most comprehensive studies of the cells inside melanoma brain metastases.
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