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New survey brings out financial stress in cancer patients
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 8 (ANI): For most cancer patients, the uncertainty and stress that can come with its treatment is compounded by what is now known as "financial toxicity", suggests a recent study.
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Terminally ill cancer patient from West Bengal opts for Santhara
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): In her wish to attain Moksha (freedom from the cycle of rebirth), an 83-old year patient of throat cancer has undertaken the controversial Jain ritual 'Santhara' of voluntary fast-unto-death.
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New test to predict the exact time an advanced ovarian cancer pati
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
London [England] Sept. 21 (ANI): A new computer test has been developed that is helping doctors to accurately predict the survival span of women suffering from advanced ovarian cancer.
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Screening at right time can prevent hundreds of deaths due to cerv
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
London [England], Sept. 17 (ANI): A recent research carried out by researchers from the Centre for Cancer Prevention suggests that lives of hundreds of cervical cancer patients could be saved if patients keep alert about it and go for screening at the initial stage.
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Organs of dead cancer patients used to give life to others
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
London, Aug. 14 (ANI): The trend of taking organs from dead cancer patients and using it for transplantation has caught up in the past few years and one of the major reasons behind the same is acute shortage of organs.
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Air pollution reduces life span of lung cancer patients
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C., Aug. 7 (ANI): A population-based study has suggested air pollution is deadly for the patients with lung cancer, as it shortens their survival span.
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Pollution can take years off lung cancer patients' lives
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug 5 (ANI): Those battling lung cancer, you should consider moving to the countryside as a recent population-based study has found that air pollution can shorten your survival.
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Now, a triple-therapy patch to keep colon cancer at bay
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug 1 (ANI): A newly-developed triple-therapy patch may soon make open surgeries a history for colon cancer patients.
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Statins may help cut cancer death risk
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 9 (ANI): Cancer patients who pop statin pills are less likely to die of the four most common forms of cancer, suggests a new study.
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