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Yearly re-scan is not required for a common brain tumour
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a new research has discovered that people with a common kind of benign brain tumour diagnosed in about 1 in 10 need not need yearly scans.
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Study reveals how folate receptors in brain tumours detected
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
To detect folate receptors in brain tumours, folate-based radiopharmaceuticals can be utilised in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. The identification of folate receptors and their possible application in brain tumours is a novel and major development in the science.
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Study reveals how ultrasound is promising technique for treating cancer
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Ultrasound is a potential cancer treatment tool. Unlike laser light, which is employed in photodynamic cancer therapy, ultrasonic waves may penetrate deep into tissue (up to 12 cm) to treat deep tumours while causing no harm to healthy cells.
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Study gives more insight into development of infection-fighting immune cel
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
With its complicated network of proteins, cells, and organs, the immune system guards the body against intruders like bacteria, viruses, or tumours. Cytotoxic T cells, specialised immune cells that destroy malignant or infected cells in our bodies, can transform into transient effector cells
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Kauvery Hospital, Radial Road, Kovilambakkam, Chennai Commemorated World B
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 9: Kauvery Hospital, Radial Road, in observance of World Brain Tumour Day on June 8th, organized a special event for the Brain Tumour Support Group - Connect. The event brought together patients and their families to share their experiences and organised ev
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Study discovers role of ultraviolet radiation in development of leukemia i
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A change of scenery might improve one's mood, but for certain precancerous cells, moving from the caverns of the bone marrow to the sunny climes of the skin can cause genetic alterations that are a precursor to cancer.
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New drug delays progression of deadly brain cancer
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A new targeted therapy medicine can extend the amount of time people with a subtype of glioma are on treatment without their cancer worsening, according to an international trial co-led by UCLA. The discovery provides a potential new therapeutic option for those suffering from the slow-growi
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Memory killer cells may improve melanoma patients' chances of survival: St
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Long-lasting killer cells are present in our skin and act as a defence against intruders. Researchers from Denmark's University of Copenhagen and Sweden's Karolinska Institutet have now discovered how these cells are formed and demonstrated that higher concentrations of memory killer cells i
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Study says memory killer cells can improve melanoma patients' chances of s
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Specialised long-lasting killer cells are present in our skin and serve as a defence against invaders. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now determined how these cells are created and demonstrated that higher concentrations
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Chhattisgarh: Research findings of NIT Raipur's PhD scholar to be strong a
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The research scholar, Priyanka Khanna of NIT, Raipur, developed a model conducive to the prediction of breast cancer (through images, the size of the tumour, a few blood parameters and other factors) and finding out whether the patient is responsive to Chemotherapy or not.
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Study gives more insight into tumor microenvironment
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A new study provided a deeper understanding of the vast diversity of T cell states, as well as their relationships and roles within the complex tumour microenvironment, bringing a new perspective to understanding immunotherapy efficacy in cancer.
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Researchers find how types of bacteria vary widely in tumors of people wit
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Centre studied the microbiome of people with colorectal cancer and discovered that the bacteria, fungi, and viruses in a person's tumour differed significantly depending on whether they were diagnosed with early-onset disease (age 45 or y
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