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New findings on bacteria that increase risk of pancreatic cancer
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], November 24 (ANI): Bacteria from the digestive system seem to have the potential to cause damage to pancreatic cells, increasing the risk of malignant tumours. Now for the first time, live bacteria from cystic pancreatic lesions that are precursors to pancreatic cancer, h
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Researchers study why moles become melanomas
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Utah [US], November 24 (ANI): Moles and melanomas, which come from the same cell called melanocytes, are similar in nature as they both are skin tumours.
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Jaipur hospital performs eight-hour-long surgery to remove 20-year-old tum
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], November 24 (ANI): A hospital in Rajasthan' Jaipur performed an eight-hour-long surgery to remove a 20-year-old tumour weighing 8.5 Kg from the liver of a 54-year-old female patient, the hospital said on Wednesday.
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Research finds how to increase life span
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Daejeon [South Korea], November 21 (ANI): While everyone wants to live a long and healthy life, it isn't possible for everyone. However, recent research has highlighted the significance of the tumour suppressor protein PTEN that can increase your health span, when targeted to create therapie
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New study reveals how cancer killing cells can be activated
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Massachusetts (US), November 20 (ANI): If the circumstances are right, the body's T cells are supposed to detect and kill the cancer cells. However, it has been seen that in most cancer patients the T cells become incapable of doing so once they are in the environment surrounding the tumour.
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Paul Walker's daughter Meadow reveals she had a tumour
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): Late actor Paul Walker's daughter Meadow, for the first time, revealed that she has suffered a tumour, two years back.
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Chemotherapy enhances breast cancer's spread beyond primary tumour: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): As per a new study, further evidence has been provided suggesting that chemotherapy enhances cancer's spread beyond the primary tumour, which further shows how one chemo drug allows breast cancer cells to squeeze through and attach to blood vessel linings i
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Scientists discover commonly found parasite could treat certain types of c
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 4 (ANI): A new study has found that a deadly parasite, known to cause ill health in pregnant women and immunocompromised patients, could potentially be used to treat various types of tumours.
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Study finds chemo helps breast cancer cells get into lungs
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI): A new study has added to the evidence that chemotherapy enhances cancer's spread beyond the primary tumour, showing how one chemo drug allows breast cancer cells to squeeze through and attach to blood vessel linings in the lungs.
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Study identifes key component of cellular malfunction leading to cancer
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 2 (ANI): During a recent study, scientists have homed in on a crucial step within the sequence of chemical reactions that govern the regulation of cell division, proliferation and death, and whose malfunction contributes to the growth of tumours.
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New immunotherapy insights for kidney cancer offered by study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and UCL have found immune cell patterns within tumours that can help predict if patients with kidney cancer will respond to immunotherapy.
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60-Year old undergoes 13-Hour ENT surgery for advanced skull base vascular
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)[India]October 29 (ANI/Business Wire India): The doctors from the Institute of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, MGM Healthcare, a multi-speciality quaternary care hospital, Chennai, today announced the successful outcome of a marathon ENT surgery which lasted for 13 hours fo
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