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

Facts about how breast cancer develops

Here are some of the myths about the deadly disease.

31 Oct 2017 8:17 AM

Ovarian cancer is the fifth largest cause of cancer deaths in women. (Photo: AFP)

Ovarian cancer starts over 6 years before it turns deadly: Study

Ovarian cancer is the fifth largest cause of cancer deaths in women.

26 Oct 2017 2:57 PM

The team used whole genome sequencing to gain a better understanding of the biology underlying chordoma. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists offer a ray of hope for patients with rare bone cancer

The team used whole genome sequencing to gain a better understanding of the biology underlying chordoma.

15 Oct 2017 5:48 AM

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Australian researchers say they can stop melanoma spreading

The results will change the way melanoma patients are treated.

11 Sept 2017 5:45 AM

Experts warn 9/11 firefighters have much higher risk of cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how cancer spreads so easily through body

Study finds tumours push through blood vessels 200 times the force of ordinary cells.

30 Oct 2018 9:06 AM

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Proposed cancer treatment may boost the disease

Here is what a new study has found.

21 Nov 2018 5:10 AM

Scientists discovered that boosting mice cholesterol levels spurred intestinal stem cells to divide more quickly. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating high-cholesterol diet may up colon cancer risk: study

The stem cells ability to multiply increased in both groups.

27 Jan 2018 6:51 AM

Radiation segmentectomy (RS) is a minimally invasive option that uses the radioisotope yttrium-90 (Y90) to destroy tumours. (Photo: Pixabay)

New radiotherapy may help treat liver cancer: study

Radiation segmentectomy (RS) is a minimally invasive option that uses the radioisotope yttrium-90 (Y90) to destroy...

24 April 2018 1:18 PM

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Small breast tumours may not need biopsy

Researchers wanted to know if surgical procedures to test the lymph nodes for cancer were always necessary.

5 April 2018 8:38 AM

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Magnetic kyphoplasty can now heal spinal fractures

Here is how it works.

30 July 2018 8:47 AM

Mohan Das Pai have cautioned that dramatic shift in technology and artificial intelligence has created disruption in industries and posed a threat to humankind. (Representational image/ Pixabay image)

New AI software can help in early detection of deadly tumours

Arterys software for lungs and liver is expected to bring the same level of efficiency in analysing scans.

21 Feb 2019 12:14 PM

Actor Irrfan Khan, who is currently in London undergoing treatment for neuroendocrine tumour, has revealed more about his diagnosis last Friday.

Hotter bodies fight infections, tumours better: study

Small rises in temperature, such as during a fever, increase the speed of a cellular 'clock' that controls the response...

21 May 2018 12:51 PM