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The surface of these nanocarriers or drug capsules is specially coated to enable them to dock on to tissue interspersed with tumour cells (Photo: Pixabay)

Blasting prostate tumours with radiotherapy can increase chances of...

Patients whose prostate cancer has spread are typically given hormone therapy to reduce or stop the production of...

23 Oct 2018 11:10 AM IST

In the largest ever genetic study on pigmentation, which includes skin and hair, researchers analysed DNA data from almost 300,000 people of European descent. (Photo: Pixabay)

Decoding hair colour genes could aid cancer research, says study

Findings, published in Nature Genetics, could also help forensic scientists use DNA samples to identify natural hair...

17 April 2018 8:48 AM IST

The study will then be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal and could be available by next spring. (Photo: AP)

Cancer study of Trinity nuclear test site expected to finish in 2019

Researchers are examining data on diet and radiation exposure on residents who lived near the World War II-era Trinity...

7 Aug 2018 9:06 AM IST

Metabolically healthy obesity is not a stable or reliable indicator of future risk for cardiovascular disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Obesity to cause more cancer in women than smoking, warn health...

Being overweight is responsible for 7.5 per cent, or 13,200 cases of cancer in the UK alone.

24 Sept 2018 1:29 PM IST

Study suggests getting similar results on mice is not possible (Photo: Pixabay)

Cancer scientists may rely too much on mice

According to a new study, it is not possible to repeat experiments on mice to get similar results

1 July 2017 10:33 AM IST

October is breast cancer awareness month. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out about factors affecting life for older people with cancer

Researchers find physical and mental components of quality of life are likely affected by factors across different...

19 Dec 2017 8:38 AM IST