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It also reduced length of hospital stay by nearly three days for patients with lung cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Regular exercise cuts complications post-lung cancer surgery

Pooled analysis of the data showed that an exercise programme before surgery reduces the complication rate afterwards by...

3 Feb 2018 2:04 PM IST

Pain affects half of all people with cancer and an estimated 80 per cent of those with advanced cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

170 potential lung cancer drug targets identified; may help treat...

Five-year project set out to identify new therapeutic targets for non-small cell lung cancer as well as potential drugs...

24 April 2018 8:10 AM IST

Obesity has shifted certain cancers to younger age groups, and intensified cellular mechanisms promoting the diseases. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study sees immune therapy scoring big win against lung cancer

In the study, Merck's Keytruda, given with standard chemotherapy, cut in half the risk of dying or having the cancer...

17 April 2018 9:07 AM IST

Chemotherapy drugs kill cancer cells, but they also affect the vasculature inside the tumour. (Photo: Pixabay)

5 signs you might have bowel cancer

From bloating to constipation and blood in your stools, here are the signs and symptoms.

16 April 2018 10:03 AM IST

Women who got reconstruction also tended to have less advanced cancer than women who only got a mastectomy (Photo: AFP)

Study finds weight loss may be an indicator of cancer

According to study, unintended weight loss is the second highest risk factor for colorectal, lung, pancreatic and renal...

11 April 2018 7:05 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Lilly's Cyramza succeeds in late-stage liver cancer trial

The approved drug is being tested as a single therapy for a new indication hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common...

5 April 2018 6:05 PM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hormone that prevents chemotherapy side-effects identified

Because follistatin is a hormone already found in the human body, there is much less potential for toxicity.

26 July 2018 5:35 PM IST

Those with the highest yogurt and fibre consumption had a 33 per cent reduced lung cancer risk as compared to the group who did not consume yogurt and consumed the least amount of fibre.

Fight lung cancer with this diet

Study shows high fibre, yogurt diet reduces lung cancer risk.

26 Oct 2019 1:57 PM IST

This suggests that those CT scans actually appear to capture the immune response elicited by the tumours against the invasion of cancer. (Photo: ANI)

AI hits another milestone; to determine if lung patients benefit from...

Artificial Intelligence to determine whether immunotherapy is working.

25 Nov 2019 12:06 PM IST

Our daily lifestyle is also one of the reasons people getting prone to lung cancer. (Photo: ANI)

Smoking the primary cause of lung cancer

Smoking associated with increased number of lung cancer deaths.

13 Nov 2019 9:26 AM IST

When there are cancerous cells present in the body, it utilises all the energy, thus causing rapid weight loss. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Early signs that indicate lung cancer

While these symptoms can also indicate minor ailments, don't rule out the possibility of cancer.

4 Nov 2019 4:27 PM IST

Smoke billows during a forest fires in Pelalawan, Riau province, Indonesia. (Photo: AP)

Air pollution reducing lifespans in south-east Asia

Worsening air pollution reducing lifespans in Indonesia, which has lesser air pollution as compared to countries like...

29 March 2019 4:08 PM IST