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Mumbai to get high-tech cancer hospital for women and children
Cancer treatment for women and children is set to take a big leap in about…
MyChart use skyrocketing among cancer patients
There has been a sharp increase in the number of cancer patients at a US medical centre…
Leukaemia prognosis test
Scientists have developed a test which accurately predicts the prognosis for patients with the most…
How antioxidants can accelerate cancers and why they don’t protect against them
For decades, health-conscious people around the globe have taken antioxidant supplements and eaten foods rich…
Cultured CTCs reveal genetic profile and potential drug susceptibility of breast cancer cells
US scientists have developed an improved method of collecting and growing rogue cancer cells from…
Prostate cancer: Men’s hot flashes
Hypnotic relaxation therapy may ease the discomfort that guys don’t talk about. Men who experience…
Antibody halts cancer-related wasting condition: Study pinpoints a molecular cause of cachexia
New research raises the prospect of more effective treatments for cachexia, the profound wasting of…
Poor access to radiotherapy is killing rural cancer patients
Source: Daily Telegraph – Sue Dunlevy. Cancer patients in the bush are up to 30…
Vasectomy raises risk of lethal prostate cancer, study shows
Source: The Guardian – Ian Sample. Danger seems to be highest among men who had…
Breath technique to avoid radiation
Source: The Age – Kate Hagan. Patients with breast cancer are being coached to hold…