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Some BP drugs may increase lung cancer risk, says study
Use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor drugs (ACEIs) to lower BP is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer.
Device smaller than rice grain to deliver cancer therapy sans side effects: Study
Nanofluidic seed to deliver one-time, sustained-release dose that would eliminate need for patients to undergo several treatments.
Child diagnosed with nasal cancer after doctors dismiss runny nose as sinus infection
Scans found a tumour in her nasal cavity which had invaded the bone in her nose along with her skull and muscles used for chewing.
Three people die of breast cancer having caught it from same organ donor
Donor died of a stroke in 2007 and donated her kidneys, lungs, liver and heart to patients needing transplants.
Structure of FAT10 protein analysed
f FAT10, for example, links to proteins that suppress tumour growth, they are degraded and the tumour cell can grow more easily.
Genetic mutations may drive tumour formation
Here is what a new study has found.
Breast cancer cure: Discovery reveals how tumours can stop themselves from spreading
Study found that by activating the immune response, the primary tumour essentially shuts down its own spread.
History of heavy drinking linked to more aggressive prostate cancer
There was no link, however, between current alcohol consumption and tumour grade.
The inverse relationship between fever and cancer
Endogenous mediators of fever redirect metabolic substrates and energy to the immune system during fever.
‘Radical’ surgery saves life of cancer patient
A radical procedure to remove the malignant bone tumour was initiated. Prof. Kapoor was joined by plastic surgeon Dr Charanjeev Sobti.