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The Warburg effect is a phenomenon in which cancer cells rapidly break down sugars, stimulating tumour growth. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sugar makes cancer tumours more aggressive: study

The evidence shows positive correlation between sugar and cancer, may have far- reaching impacts on tailor-made diets...

16 Oct 2017 10:18 AM

Haroons parents were illiterate and relied on alternative treatment (Photo: AFP)

Bangladeshi man forced to live as recluse since children are afraid of...

The tumour appeared on Haroon's leg when he was nine and engulfed his upper right leg by the time he was 30.

15 Oct 2017 10:14 AM

The mass removed measured 31 by 19 cm (Photo: AFP)

World's biggest tumour removed from woman's kidney in Mumbai

The tumour was 50 times bigger than the woman's kidney and had grown over the intestines.

11 Oct 2017 8:43 AM

The implant is injected into the middle of a tumour, where it slowly releases tiny amounts of ethanol the pure alcohol that makes up, for example, 12 to 14 per cent of wine. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study shows jelly made of alcohol could help kill cancer

According to researchers implant releases ethanol to destroy tumour cells.

22 Nov 2017 7:38 AM

Doctors have recommended a facial reconstuction (Photo: YouTube)

Woman left with ravaged face after tumour shatters the front of her...

The woman experienced pain in her nostrils four years back but the problem was mistaken for sinusitis.

14 Nov 2017 10:45 AM

To assess 20-year risks, the study had women who received their breast cancer diagnosis many years ago. (Photo: Pixabay)

Risk of breast cancer's return looms for 20 years: Study

To assess 20-year risks, the study had women who received their breast cancer diagnosis many years ago.

9 Nov 2017 8:35 AM

PDS sugar rate for select groups is also hiked from Rs 15 per kg to Rs 20.

Find out why cancer patienst shoud stay away from excess sugar

Cancer cells usually grow quickly, multiplying at a fast rate, which takes a lot of energy, which means they need lots...

9 Nov 2017 7:23 AM

The precious metal platinum is already used in more than 50 per cent of cancer chemotherapies. (Photo: Pixabay)

Metal carried by dinosaur-killing asteroid could kill cancer cells,...

The precious metal platinum is already used in more than 50 per cent of cancer chemotherapies.

6 Nov 2017 10:50 AM

The rate of heart attacks or stroke is highest in patients with lung cancer (Photo: Pixabay)

Bowel cancer may be treated by probiotics

Researchers find administration of histamine-generating gut microbes reduced inflammation and tumour formation in mice.

16 Sept 2017 8:31 AM

Researchers who created the beer were inspired by the fruits incorporated in making certain Chinese alcohols (Photo: Pixabay)

Alcohol manufacturers misrepresenting its link to cancer, says study

According to research, booze manufacturers are 'misleading' the public despite strong evidence of the risks.

8 Sept 2017 7:41 AM

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

Some BP drugs may increase lung cancer risk, says study

Use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor drugs (ACEIs) to lower BP is associated with an increased risk of lung...

26 Oct 2018 8:07 AM

Eating more red and processed meat was not associated with survival or cancer recurrence. (Photo: Pixabay)

Device smaller than rice grain to deliver cancer therapy sans side...

Nanofluidic seed to deliver one-time, sustained-release dose that would eliminate need for patients to undergo several...

25 Oct 2018 3:43 AM