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Study: Cancer is diagnosed more in patients with type 2 diabetes
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
People with type 2 diabetes who acquire cancer are more likely to have an advanced form of the disease diagnosed, according to research.
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Statin use affects prostate cancer screening results
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Prostate cancer screening results differ in men taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs compared with non-users, a study finds. In statin users, screening did not increase the incidence of prostate cancer as it did in other men.
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Life expectancy tool may improve quality of life for dementia patients
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
San Francisco [US], September 26 (ANI): A mortality prediction model for dementia patients may aid clinicians in framing discussions with patients and families about end-of-life care options such as at-home care and nursing homes. Furthermore, the model may assist physicians in determining w
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Seva Diwas: Massive response to Chandigarh Welfare Trust's Free Mega Multi
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], September 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): "The Free Mega Multi-Specialty Health Check-up Camp being organised by Chandigarh Welfare Trust (CWT), along with the NID Foundation and Chandigarh University Gharuan on September 17 is garnering huge response from the citizens of Chand
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Early cancer detection with blood test may change cancer screening paradig
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Paris [France], September 13 (ANI): Prepare for a significant change in early cancer detection that will impact nearly every stage of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Cancer doctors, care providers, and payers need to do this. According to Fabrice Andre, ESMO 2022 Scientific Co-Chair, new dat
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Study finds why men face higher risk of most cancers than women
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): Men have a higher incidence of most cancers than women. A study showed that the cause could be underlying biological sex differences rather than behavioural differences related to smoking, alcohol consumption, food, and other things.
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Researchers develop contact lens that helps in cancer diagnosis and screen
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): Researchers have developed a contact lens that can catch and identify exosomes, nanometer-sized vesicles prevalent in human fluids that have the potential to be diagnostic cancer biomarkers.
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Study finds why men face higher risk of most types of cancer than women
Updated : 6 months ago IST
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.
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Study finds cervical cancer screening is less common in gender minorities
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Atlanta (Georgia) [US], May 16 (ANI): According to a new study, sexual minority individuals, whose sexual orientation differs from societal norms, were less likely to have undergone cervical cancer screening tests than heterosexual counterparts.
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Scientists develop model to predict patients with poor lung cancer outcome
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center have been working to improve the ability to recognize patients with poor survival through radiomics, a scientific discipline that uses imaging, such as CT scans and MRIs, to uncover tumoral patterns and characteristics
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Gujarat: Amit Shah inaugurates Audiology College at hospital in Ahmedabad
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 26 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated the College of Audiology at the Sola Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
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Study finds new algorithm that improves accuracy of screening for prostate
Updated : 11 months ago IST
London [UK], March 8 (ANI): A new study has discovered that calculating a person's risk of developing prostate cancer using results from two blood makers can improve the accuracy of screening for the disease.
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