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Bengaluru hospital given permission to test plasma therapy on COVID-19 pat
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Directorate General of Health Services, Government of India has given permission to HCG Bangalore Institute Of Oncology Specialty to conduct clinical trials on COVID-19 patients using plasma therapy.
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Breastfeeding can lower the risk of ovarian cancer
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], April 3 (ANI): An international study involving researchers from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has found women who breastfeed their babies may lower their risk of developing ovarian cancer by almost 25 percent.
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RGCON 2020 focussed on Hemato-oncology update
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): RGCON 2020, the 19th Annual International Conference of Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre to be held in New Delhi from February 7 to 9, 2020, is focused on an all-important aspect of Hemato-oncology update.
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Paras Hospitals, Gurugram performs complex 11cm tumour surgery on 45-year-
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], Jan 20 (ANI/PRNewswire): Paras Hospitals, Gurugram, known for performing multitude of advanced oncology procedures, has become one of the rare hospitals in Delhi and NCR to successfully perform a complex tumour surgery on a 45-year-old patient, Sandhya, from Gurug
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Renowned medical oncologist Dr (Col) R Ranga Rao, VSM joins as Chairman, P
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], Dec 13 (ANI/PRNewswire): Dr (Col) R Ranga Rao, VSM, one of the top medical oncologists with speciality in lung, breast, ovarian, cervical cancer, has joined the Paras Hospitals, Gurugram as the Chairman, Paras Cancer Centre, with effect from December 9, 2019.
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K'taka: KSRTC organises cancer screening programme for women employees
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) in collaboration with an Oncology institute on Tuesday organised a free cancer screening programme for its women employees in Bengaluru.
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Sun Pharma, AstraZeneca enter into license pact for novel oncology product
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said on Wednesday it has entered into a licensing agreement with AstraZeneca UK Ltd to introduce certain novel ready-to-use infusion oncology products in China.
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Many pancreatic cancer patients don't receive treatment that may extend su
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 27 (ANI): One-third of patients with pancreatic cancer do not see a medical oncologist, and more than that they do not receive cancer-directed treatment, found new research.
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Worldwide estimates suggest nearly 1 in 2 children with cancer are left un
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 28 (ANI): A new study, published in The Lancet Oncology journal estimates there are almost 4 lakh new cases of cancer annually, while current records only count around 2,00,000.
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Sperm quality unaffected by one course of chemotherapy for early testicula
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 25 (ANI): A new study now finds that men with early stage testicular cancer can safely receive one course of chemotherapy or radiotherapy after surgery without it having long-term effect on their sperm count. The study was published in the cancer journal Annals of
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Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Whitefield launches an oncology departm
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (NewsVoir): As per the research done by India Against Cancer, in India more than 2 million people are living with cancer and a majority of them do not have access to quality diagnosis and care. To bridge the accessibility gap, Narayana Multispecialty Hospital, White
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Merck Foundation, National Cancer Institute of Egypt partner to provide ma
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck Germany partners with Egypt's National Cancer Institute to provide Master Degree in Medical Oncology for African doctors.
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