Pancreatic cancer symptoms: Experiencing this when lying down is an early warning sign
Pancreatic cancer is caused by the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells in the pancreas, a large gland that’s part
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The path of breast-to-brain cancer metastasis
In 2018, breast cancer was the most common cancer in women worldwide, accounting for about a quarter of all reported
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Cancer tissue-freezing approach may help more breast cancer patients in lower income countries: Biomedical researchers encouraged by results in animal studies
A new reusable device created by the Johns Hopkins University can help women with breast cancer in lower income countries
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Anaphylactic shock: IgG antibodies and neutrophils play an unexpected role
Anaphylactic shock, an exacerbated allergic reaction that can prove fatal, is sometimes caused by the use of drugs during surgery.
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Researchers discriminate between mutations that promote cancer growth and those that don’t
Until now, researchers believed recurrent mutations (hotspot mutations) in cancer tumors were the important mutations (driver mutations) that promoted cancer
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New strategy to reduce cancer drug’s cardiotoxic effects: Findings from animal study suggest new strategy to reduce cardiotoxic effects of cancer drug
Doxorubicin (Doxo) is a widely used chemotherapeutic drug for cancer, though it can have toxic effects on the heart. A
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Excess body weight may up pancreatic cancer risk
Pancreatic cancer is relatively uncommon, accounting for just over three per cent of all new cancer cases. However, it is
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HPV infection may be behind rise in vocal-cord cancers among young nonsmokers: Study identifies cancer-associated strains in tumors from patients age 30 and under
A remarkable recent increase in the diagnosis of vocal-cord cancer in young adults appears to be the result of infection
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Vaccine could help address the opioid epidemic
Synthetic psychoactive drugs have become a serious public health threat in recent years. This is particularly true of the fentanyls,
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Genetic ‘whodunnit’ for cancer gene solved: Scientists find how the enzyme AMPK, largely thought to suppress cancer, actually helps some tumors survive
Long thought to suppress cancer by slowing cellular metabolism, the protein complex AMPK also seemed to help some tumors grow,
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