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06 Jun 2024

When It Comes To Cancer, Age Is A Factor: Expert Explains Connection

Cancer increases with age because the older we get, the more time it takes for abnormal cells to build up Although cancer doesn’t have any permanent curing method, oncologists suggest that it can have a successful treatment, allowing for the fact that it can recur Across all age groups, cancer can impact an individual's ability to maintain connections and receive suppor

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31 May 2023

World No-Tobacco Day 2023: Smoking Causes Cancer - Expert Shares How

Tobacco use is a major risk factor for various types of cancer Tobacco use is responsible for about one-third of all cancer deaths in western countries. Expert explains how tobacco causes cancer and other risks involved in consuming tobacco

08 Sep 2022

Risk of CANCER INCREASING in under-50 population: Study

Researchers hypothesised that factors like the westernised diet and lifestyle may be contributing to the early onset of the cancer epidemic The team acknowledged that this increased incidence of certain cancer types is, in part, due to early detection through cancer screening programs However, they noted that increased incidence of many of the 14 cancer types is unlikely solely due to enhanced screening alone

25 May 2022

Coral reefs may have key to cancer cure: Study

Cancer still accounts for nearly 10 million or one in six deaths globally every year India reports over 1.3 million cancer cases every year

21 Jun 2019

Novel system uses turmeric to stop cancer cell growth

Turmeric has been used in cooking and as medicine for centuries in Asian countries, and its active ingredient, curcumin has been shown to have anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and bone-building capabilities.

18 Dec 2017

40 percent of cancer-related deaths are preventable, say researchers

The researchers found that cancers responsible for the largest numbers of potentially preventable deaths were lung, bowel, cutaneous (skin) melanoma, liver, and stomach cancers.

10 Oct 2017

New compound can make cancer cells commit suicide

Researchers say that this compound can be very useful for a country like India, which is seeing a growth in cancer cases.

27 Sep 2017

Cannabis extract may increase cancer risk: Study

The study raises health concerns about dabbing, or vaporising hash oil - a practice that is growing in popularity, especially in areas that have legalised medical or recreational marijuana.

31 Aug 2017

First gene therapy to treat deadly cancer approved in US

It is the first gene therapy available in the US, ushering in a new approach to the treatment of cancer and other serious and life-threatening diseases, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

28 Aug 2017

This drug can cut cancer risk, heart attack chances

The drug canakinumab can cut expensive interventions, such as bypass surgery, by more than 30 per cent, researchers said.

28 May 2017

Cancer screening programme begins in Punjab

This campaign is being implemented in 192 sub-divisional hospitals and community health centres of the, Health and Family Welfare minister Brahm Mohindra said in a release.

28 May 2017

Certain cancers have 'sweet tooth': Study

Researchers wanted to find differences between the metabolism of two subtypes of non-small cell lung cancer - adenocarcinoma (ADC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC).

26 May 2017

Researchers create artificial designer viruses to help fight cancer

These designer viruses alert the immune system and cause it to send killer cells to help fight the tumour.

24 May 2017

Do you have high blood platelet levels? You could be at cancer risk!

The study analysed the data of 40,000 patients and found that more than 11 per cent of men and six per cent of women over the age of 40 with thrombocytosis went on to be diagnosed with cancer within a year.

22 Apr 2017

Oral cancer: Early detection can help boost chances of survival

The problem in India is that people ignore the early signs of cancer and they only consult a doctor when the cancer has reached the third or the fourth stage.

Cancer. Cancer drugs

05 Apr 2017

Common cancer drugs can increase chemo toxicity

Mice received the doxorubicin alone or in combination with either dexamethasone or rapamycin, which are both commonly administered during chemotherapy to manage side effects but are also known to increase blood glucose levels.

05 Apr 2017

Avoid popping antibiotics in early life as it puts you at cancer risk

You may want to avoid popping those antibiotics as a recent study has linked their long-term use to the cancer-inducing polyps.

29 Mar 2017

Do ayurvedic drugs help treat cancer? AIIMS to validate efficacy

AIIMS will come together with All India Institute of Ayurveda and the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences to to study the efficacy of ayurvedic drugs in treating cancer.

17 Mar 2017

Cancer patients can rely on THIS drug delivery method for revival

The new method involves a class of pharmaceuticals known as antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), which include some of the most promising next-generation antibody therapeutics for cancer.

09 Mar 2017

This drug may help fight blood cancer

The research appeared in journal Nature Medicine.Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that affects plasma cells - white blood cells that normally produce antibodies to fight infection.

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