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New Delhi: Air pollution may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases and death in cancer patients, increasing health disparities experienced by the group, according to a new research.The research reviewed eight papers published between 2000 and 2023 that studied the direct effects of air...

Chetia, a 2009 batch IPS officer, was on leave for the last four months due to his wife's ill health.According to police sources, Chetia's wife was battling cancer and died at a private hospital here. After his death, the senior police officer shot himself with his service pistol in the...

The study, published in The Lancet Regional Health journal, surveyed all people in Sweden since 1958 who had cancer under the age of 25.The researchers found that cancer survivors were nearly three times more likely to develop cancer later in life, 1.23 times more likely to have CVD and 1.41...

New Delhi: A fire broke out in a private cancer hospital in South Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur area on Monday afternoon. Officials said no one was injured in the fire.He said that eight fire tenders were deployed to extinguish the fire.A Delhi Fire Service (DFS) official said a call came at...

Chemotherapy and other treatments that eliminate cancer cells can also destroy patients' immune cells.In some cases, a patient's white blood cell (WBC) count becomes dangerously low, a condition known as neutropenia, and the only way for doctors to monitor their patient's white blood cells is...

Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland found TIMP-1, a protein traditionally known to prevent damage to the body's cells and tissues.They found that this protein also plays an important role in the body's immunity against cancer, a discovery that could improve the effectiveness of...

A new study in mice by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in New York has shown that fasting can help protect the body from cancer by depriving cancer cells of the nutrients they need to grow. .According to immunologist Joseph Sun, the study's senior author, "Tumors...

In a video posted to his Instagram account, Jonas shared that he underwent surgery to remove a facial basal cell carcinoma."Yes, he's actually a guy with a little skin cancer that has started growing and now I have to have surgery to remove it.""People should get those moles checked,"...

Toronto [Canada], Cervical cancer could be eliminated in British Columbia by 2040 using human papillomavirus (HPV)-based screening, based on a modeling study.The study findings were published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).More than 90 percent of cervical cancer cases...

Mumbai: The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) in collaboration with IDRS Labs on Wednesday launched 'ActoCyte', a food supplement or nutraceutical that aims to enhance the quality of life of cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy.AKTOCYTE has received approval from the Food Safety and...

Washington [US], Actor, screenwriter and director Jenna Mirza Mattison is all set to write the feature adaptation of Anita Moorjani's international and New York Times bestselling memoir 'Dying to Be Me', reports Deadline.Published by Hay House Inc. in September 2014, the memoir details how...

PNNAhmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 11: In a significant step towards tackling breast cancer in India, Dr. Medical oncologist Ekta Vala Chandrana hosted the inaugural session of the “IMPACT” series in collaboration with Ahmedabad Obstetrics and Gynecological Society (AOGS). This historic...

Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it difficult for a person to fall asleep or stay asleep.People with this condition are also likely to wake up very early and not be able to go back to sleep. They may continue to feel tired even after waking up.“Insomnia, which is commonly...

World Brain Tumor Day is observed every year on 8 June to raise awareness about the disease characterized by abnormal growth of cells in the brain.The International Association of Cancer Registries (IARC) reports more than 28,000 cases of brain tumors in India every year, and reportedly more...

Los Angeles [US], Veteran actor Alan Scharf has passed away. He was 77 years old.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Scharf died of colon cancer on April 28 at his home in Longueuil, Quebec. He is survived by his son, actor Jonathan Scharf.Scharf rose to fame with his roles as the bad guys...

Leuven [Belgium], Researchers have discovered a potential target for cancer immunotherapy. Research directed by Professor Massimiliano Mazzone revealed that the CDA gene is one of the most upregulated metabolic genes in immunotherapy-resistant cancers. Disrupting this gene through...

Lund (Sweden), Regret was for many years considered the most serious side effect of tattoos. But my new study shows that there may be worse things to worry about.Tattoos are now a main means of expressing identity or celebrating milestones in life. Yet we know little about the long-term health...

Blocking the protein CDK7 may prevent heart damage caused by routinely used cancer chemotherapy treatments, according to a study conducted by scientists at Washington State University, Washington [US]. Importantly, the researchers found that blocking CDK7 could improve the drug's anticancer...

The test works by detecting traces of a tumor's DNA before it has fully recurred and was found to be 100 percent accurate in predicting which patients' cancer will return, the BBC reports.While experts have called the development "incredibly exciting", it is still in the early stages.Breast...

Solapur (Maharashtra), To improve the health of women in rural areas, Solapur Zilla Parishad in Maharashtra has launched a project for free breast cancer screening using portable equipment and Artificial Intelligence through mobile ambulances.Women in rural areas often shy away from going for...