For small kidney cancers, freezing better option than heat treatment \
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For small kidney cancers, freezing better option than heat treatment

30-Nov-2022
For patients with early-stage renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) that measure between 3 and 4 centimeters, a procedure that destroys the cancer by freezing - called cryoablation - yields a lower-risk of cancer-related death compared to heat-based thermal ablation, reports a preliminary study in The Journal of Urology.
30-Nov-2022 Health
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Research: Two medications reverse critical pancreatic cancer step in lab \
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Research: Two medications reverse critical pancreatic cancer step in lab

20-Oct-2022
Florida [US], October 20 (ANI): Oftentimes, pancreatic cancer is a silent illness. It can spread to other organs and advance unchecked if there are no symptoms.
20-Oct-2022 Health
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A biosensor detects brain tumours with a drop of blood: Research \
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A biosensor detects brain tumours with a drop of blood: Research

28-Sep-2022
New York [US], September 28 (ANI): According to the National Cancer Institute, despite substantial breakthroughs, brain tumour mortality remains high, with five-year survival rates of 36 per cent.
28-Sep-2022 Health
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A biosensor detects brain tumours with a drop of blood: Research \
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A biosensor detects brain tumours with a drop of blood: Research

28-Sep-2022
New York [US], September 28 (ANI): According to the National Cancer Institute, despite substantial breakthroughs, brain tumour mortality remains high, with five-year survival rates of 36 per cent.
28-Sep-2022 Health
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Leisure activities may lower risk of death in older adults \
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Leisure activities may lower risk of death in older adults

26-Aug-2022
Maryland [US], August 26 (ANI): According to a recent study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health, older adults may have a lower risk of death from any cause, as well as death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, if they engage in a variety of leisure activities on a weekly basis, such as walking for exercise, jogging, swimming laps, or playing tennis.
26-Aug-2022 Health
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Leisure activities may lower risk of death in older adults \
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Leisure activities may lower risk of death in older adults

26-Aug-2022
Maryland [US], August 26 (ANI): According to a recent study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health, older adults may have a lower risk of death from any cause, as well as death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, if they engage in a variety of leisure activities on a weekly basis, such as walking for exercise, jogging, swimming laps, or playing tennis.
26-Aug-2022 Health
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Study finds why men face higher risk of most types of cancer than women \
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Study finds why men face higher risk of most types of cancer than women

08-Aug-2022
Washington [US], August 8 (ANI): For unknown causes, men have greater rates of most cancers than women. A recent study suggested that the cause may be underlying biological sex differences rather than behavioural differences relating to smoking, alcohol consumption, food, and other factors.
08-Aug-2022 Health
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Children age 0-3 months with brain tumours shows five-year survival: Study \
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Children age 0-3 months with brain tumours shows five-year survival: Study

28-Mar-2022
Aurora [US], March 28 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Colorado (CU) Cancer Center has found that the youngest patients with brain tumours - those ages from 0 to 3 months - have about half the five-year survival rate as children ages 1 to 19.
28-Mar-2022 Health
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Breezy Explainer: What is Joe Biden’s “Cancer Moonshot” project? \
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Breezy Explainer: What is Joe Biden’s “Cancer Moonshot” project?

04-Feb-2022
Joe Biden President Joe Biden reintroduced the White House’s “Cancer Moonshot” project on Wednesday by pledging the country to work toward a 50% reduction in cancer-related deaths over the next 25 years. During the Obama administration, a campaign was launched to eradicate a disease that kills more than 600,000 people in the United States each […]
04-Feb-2022 Health
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Study finds pancreatic cancer cells feed off hyaluronic acid \
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Study finds pancreatic cancer cells feed off hyaluronic acid

31-Jan-2022
Michigan [US], January 31 (ANI): A new study has found that hyaluronic acid which is present in pancreatic tumours also acts as food to the cancer cells.
31-Jan-2022 Science
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