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Breast cancer cells can reprogram natural killer cells to aid in metastasis
Natural killer cells, a type of immune cell, are known to limit metastasis by inducing the death of cancer cells. But metastases still form in patients, so there must be ways...
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Study sheds light on how cancer spreads in blood
A new study sheds light on proteins in particles called extracellular vesicles, which are released by tumor cells into the bloodstream and promote the spread of cancer. The...
1 hour ago - ScienceDaily
Holy basil: This Ayurvedic medicine for skin diseases is also a potent anti-cancer agent
Ocimum sanctum, also known as holy basil or tulsi, is an aromatic medicinal herb native to Southeast Asia. Widely used in traditional medicine, holy basil is considered a great...
1 hour ago - Natural News
Coverage of liquid biopsies for cancer care increases greatly over 5 years
Private and public coverage of liquid biopsy genomic testing for cancer increased significantly between 2015 and 2019, according to results of a retrospective study published...
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ACTIONED consortium aims to transform future treatment of colorectal cancer patients
The Precision Medicine Centre of Excellence at Queen's is leading a ground-breaking collaboration with the world's largest biotech company Roche, and Artificial Intelligence...
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USPSTF: Earlier Lung Cancer Screening Can Double Eligibility
New proposals to start screening at age 50 rather than 55, and after 20 rather than 30 pack-years of smoking, could benefit Black persons and women, say experts. Medscape...
2 hours ago - Medscape
KRASG12C-Mutant NSCLC Likely Smoking-Related, Targetable by Brain Metastasis Therapies
KRASG12C-mutant nonsmall-cell lung cancer appears to be smoking-related and is likely targetable by inhibitors that can delay or prevent brain metastasis, according to an...
3 hours ago - Medscape
Cotesting With Pap, HPV Tests More Likely to Detect Cervical Cancer, Precancer
HPV or Papanicolaou test by liquid-based cytology alone are less likely to detect cervical cancer or precancer than combining both tests for the same specimen. Reuters Health...
3 hours ago - Medscape
New Guidelines Could Double Number Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening
Title: New Guidelines Could Double Number Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening Category: Health News Created: 7/7/2020 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/8/2020 12:00:00 AM
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Top in hem/onc: Repurposing cancer drugs for COVID-19, Phesgo approval
Many anticancer drugs - including BTK inhibitors, JAK inhibitors, immunomodulatory drugs, and more - are being investigated as potential COVID-19 treatments. An overview of...
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Scientists: Face masks reduce risk of coronavirus infections by 65 percent
There has been some debate regarding how much face masks help prevent infection with the Wuhan coronavirus. Now, new studies show just how effective face masks really are at...
Britain records 85 more Covid-19 deaths
The figure, announced by Department of Health chiefs and which take into account lab-confirmed fatalities in all settings, takes the official Government total to 44,602.
Sinovac's COVID-19 Vaccine Gets Nod for Phase-3 Trial
Sinovac, gets approval for starting the phase-3 trial of CoronaVac. In phase I and II trials, CorornaVac has demonstrated a good safety profile for the vaccine candidate and no...
England's coronavirus outbreak IS shrinking, official data shows
The Office for National Statistics published its lowest estimates so far for the number of coronavirus cases circulating in the general population in England, with just 14,000...
Thousands of taxi drivers, cleaners and shop workers will be tested for...
The trial of asymptomatic testing for high-risk professions will begin from tomorrow, in partnership with four local authorities in Bradford, Brent, Newham and Oldham.
Britain could have been hit harder by Covid-19 because it has avoided bad...
Data showed a clear trend between less intense flu seasons and high coronavirus death rates, with Belgium and England escaping intense flu outbreaks but being battered by Covid-19.
Around 25K COVID-19 Cases in 24 hours Takes India Tally to Over 7.67L
India recorded the highest single-day spike of over 24,879 new coronavirus cases and 487 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 7,67,296 with 21,129 deaths.
Novel Approach to Limit Life-threatening Complications Related to COVID-19...
New study proposes that controlling the local and systemic inflammatory response in COVID-19 may be as significant as anti-viral and other therapies.
Study Evaluates Effects of Child's Height On Their Risk of Obesity
New study examined the health records of 2.8 million children who were initially examined between 2 and 13 years of age to assess the effect of height on the future risk of...
Early Access to Pension Wealth May Improve Health
New study from Singapore shows that early access to pension wealth improves health status of an individual.