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Hyderabad hospital introduces South India's first ZAP-X system for non-inv
Updated : 1 week 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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Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals Launches Varian Edge® Radiosurgery System wi
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25: Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals has launched the Varian Edge® Radiosurgery System with Hyperarc Technology, strengthening its advanced cancer care capabilities and expanding treatment options for complex and hard-to-reach tumours.
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Kauvery Hospital Treats Rare Pancreatic Tumour Using Advanced Technology A
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 21: Insulinomas are rare and elusive pancreatic tumours that frequently evade routine diagnostic scans Measuring just 1.3 cm and situated at the neck of the pancreas, the tumour's location added significant surgical complexity.
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Injection turns sleeping tumour immune cells into cancer fighters: Study
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) researchers have developed a way to reprogram immune cells already inside tumours into cancer-killing machines.
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Blocking a single protein forces cancer cells to self-destruct: Study
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Researchers uncovered a powerful weakness in lung cancer by shutting down a protein that helps tumours survive stress.
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PGIMER Chandigarh accomplishes another milestone; completes 2000 Gamma Kni
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
This non-invasive technique employs a single high-dose radiation, precisely delivered using 3D stereotaxy, to destroy abnormalities without incision. Gamma Knife radiosurgery is possible even for the skull base tumours such as meningiomas, CP angle tumours, and chordomas located very deep, c
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Basketball-sized ovarian tumour removed from 25-year-old pregnant woman
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The patient was referred to a private hospital in Dwarka after a routine ultrasound revealed an unusually large abdominal mass. Initial scans raised suspicion of ovarian cancer, making the treatment particularly complex, as doctors had to safeguard both the mother and the unborn child.
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Researchers find out way to prevent childhood brain tumour: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Brain cancer presents a unique set of challenges for researchers because by the time a person develops symptoms, the tumours are sometimes so complicated that the fundamental mechanisms driving tumour growth are no longer easily identifiable. A research team led by Dr. Peter Dirks is aiming
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Here is how cancer cells fend off starvation, death from chemotherapy, fin
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Laboratory experiments with cancer cells reveal two ways in which tumors evade drugs designed to starve and kill them, a new study shows. While chemotherapy successfully treats tumours and extends patients' lives, it is known that they do not work for everyone for long, since cancer cells re
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Immune cell discovery provides new opportunity for cancer immunotherapy
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers at Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute discovered a new form of immune cell known as the stem-like CD4 T cell, which plays an important role in anti-tumor immunity. The pre-clinical findings, published in Nature, indicate the potential for activating these cells to combat
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Researchers discover that unique immune cells stop metastatic cancer
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The majority of cancer deaths are caused by metastatic disease, which occurs when cancer spreads from the primary tumour to other areas of the body. and researchers understand how cancer cells escape the primary location to seed new tumours, it is unclear why some cancer cells produce new t
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Study finds how antidepressants have potential for treating brain tumours
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Glioblastoma is an extremely aggressive brain tumour that is currently incurable. Cancer doctors can increase their patients' life expectancy with surgeries, radiation, chemotherapy, or surgical procedures. Nonetheless, half of patients die within a year of diagnosis.
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