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Study: Head, neck cancer treatment can be improved by immunotherapy drug
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ohio [US], March 5 (ANI): By adding an immunotherapy drug to the standard of care treatment regimens, the survival rates for head and neck cancer patients with intermediate-risk features increased, suggests a recently conducted clinical trial by the University of Cincinnati.
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Immunotherapy drug strengthens head, neck cancer treatment: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ohio [US], March 1 (ANI): A recently conducted clinical trial by the University of Cincinnati showed that by adding an immunotherapy drug to the standard of care treatment regimens, the survival rates for head and neck cancer patients with intermediate-risk features has increased.
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Researchers develop smart probe for early tumour diagnosis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI): As five-year relative survival rates differ greatly between cancer patients treated at early or later stages, hence early detection of tumours is of great importance to cancer therapy.
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Vaccine inequity causes 'dangerous divergence' in COVID survival rates: UN
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 28 (ANI): The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is progressing at "two alarmingly different speeds", UN agency leaders said.
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Obesity might protect against death in severe bacterial infection
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a higher BMI can be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections.
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In severe bacterial infection, obesity protects against death
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): Though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a new study suggests that a higher BMI may be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections.
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Certain pre-existing conditions may increase mortality risk for COVID-19 p
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], October 9 (ANI): A new study conducted on COVID-19 patients has confirmed that cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, stroke and cancer can increase a patient's risk of dying from the virus.
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Pandemic poses risk to decade of progress in health, education, child surv
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI/Sputnik): A decade of growth of the Human Capital index, defined by improvements in health, education and child survival rates, faces an unprecedented threat from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic unless nations begin developing long-term protection
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Study finds new keys for unlocking head, neck cancer treatment
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], August 1 (ANI): Discovery of new cellular immunotherapy that targets a deadly type of head and neck cancer, caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), could lead to better survival rates, said Queensland scientists.
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New keys found for unlocking head, neck cancer treatment
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], July 28 (ANI): Queensland scientists say the discovery of new cellular immunotherapy that targets a deadly type of head and neck cancer, caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), could lead to better survival rates.
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Covid-19 infected elderly patients on ventilators have low survival rates:
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): Most people in their advance age, especially among those who are infected by the novel coronavirus and are suffering from some underlying disease such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and obesity, have lower rates of survival, even if they are put
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Blood thinners may boost survival rates of COVID-infected patients, says s
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): Treating coronavirus patients with blood thinners may help in boosting their prospects for survival, according to preliminary findings from physicians at New York City's largest hospital system that offers another source of hope in treating the deadly infect
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