Pre-labour caesarean section delivery linked to childhood leukaemia savita thakur thakur2 March 2016 6:30 PM ISTNew York: Children born by pre-labour caesarean section delivery are at an increased risk of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), a type of blood...
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer savita thakur thakur2 March 2016 6:26 PM ISTAfrican-American and European-American men at high risk of prostate cancer have greater odds of being diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease...
Radiotherapy-drug combo treats aggressive brain cancer better savita thakur thakur29 Feb 2016 4:46 PM ISTWashington D.C: A team of researchers may have found a better and more effective approach to treating an aggressive brain cancer.Radiotherapy...
Carrots can help cut breast cancer risk by 60%: study savita thakur thakur29 Feb 2016 3:31 PM ISTLondon: A new study has found that eating carrots regularly can slash your risk of developing breast cancer by 60 percent.The research found women...
Oral bacteria may be linked to esophageal cancer: New study savita thakur thakur29 Feb 2016 3:22 PM ISTWashington: Researchers have found that a bacterial species responsible for gum disease is present in 61% of patients with esophageal cancer.The...
New method to kill brain cancer with skin cells savita thakur thakur26 Feb 2016 6:48 PM ISTNew York: In a first, researchers have developed a method to turn skin cells into cancer-hunting stem cells that can destroy brain tumours known as...
How sugar can help detect cancer tumours savita thakur thakur24 Feb 2016 4:30 PM ISTsewdish researchers have developed a new magnetic imaging technique that utilises sugar to assess the malignancy of tumours in cancer patients.The new...
Childhood cancer survivors face eye movement disorder savita thakur thakur22 Feb 2016 4:29 PM IST LONDON: Commonly used chemotherapy toxins can impair the childhood cancer survivors' eye motor skills -- the eyes' ability to follow moving objects,...
Teenage Obesity, Height Linked To Rare Cancer Risk savita thakur thakur22 Feb 2016 4:13 PM IST NEW YORK: Higher body weight and taller stature during adolescence increase the risk of developing a rare type of cancer of the lymphatic system,...
Cancer treatment that minimises hair loss and skin damage savita thakur thakur22 Feb 2016 3:54 PM ISTScientists have designed a set of shape-shifting nanoparticles attached to strands of DNA that can deliver drugs directly to cancer cells, while...
Height affects risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer savita thakur thakur16 Feb 2016 3:25 PM ISTDue to dietary factors, humans are taller now -- but taller people are more prone to the risk of cancer, warns a recent study.The taller people,...
Meditation lowers pain, anxiety in breast cancer biopsy savita thakur thakur15 Feb 2016 5:14 PM ISTMeditation and music may reduce pain, anxiety and fatigue associated with a breast cancer biopsy, a new study suggests.Researchers from the Duke...
