Cancer Radiotherapy
New light-based therapy kills cancer without harming healthy cells
Scientists have developed a new light-based therapy using tin nanoflakes and LED light to kill up to 92% of cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue, offering hope for safer, home-based treatment
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Good oral hygiene may lower cancer risk, suggests AIIMS-led research
New research from AIIMS Delhi highlights the strong link between oral health and reduced cancer risk, calling for better dental hygiene awareness across India
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12 common cancer myths busted: What doctors say you must stop believing
Fact-check Friday: Doctors debunk persistent cancer myths-from sugar and deodorants to breast surgery and mobile phones-that often mislead patients, delay diagnosis, and derail treatment decisions
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New gender-specific proteins could detect early-stage cancers, shows study
A sex-specific group of ten plasma proteins were found to detect 18 different early-stage cancers, representing all major organs of the body, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal Oncology. Researchers said that while cancers of kidney in men and colon in women were easier to detect using their test, bladder cancer in women and thyroid cancer in men were "more challenging but achieved with relatively high accuracy after optimisation". The proteins could also detect liver and ovarian cancers, among others. The research team at Novelna Inc, the US company that designed the test, found that while each of these proteins, by itself, was only moderately accurate at picking up the disease at an early stage, it was highly accurate when combined with other proteins in the group. They said that these proteins were particularly effective at picking up early-stage disease, even as they showed an ability to pick up stage I-III disease and all types of cancer. The team sa
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World Radiography Day 2023: History, importance, functionality and more
To celebrate the anniversary of the discovery of X-rays, World Radiography Day is observed on November 8. On this day, awareness is raised about the significance of radiographic imaging and therapy
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Experimental cancer therapy shows 73% success rate in trials: Study
Researchers found that a novel treatment that induces the immune system to eradicate bone marrow cancer cells was effective in as many as 73 per cent of patients in two clinical studies
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Proton therapy for prostate cancer: does the evidence support the hype?
While there is strong evidence for the benefits of proton therapy in children, it is much less clear in prostate and other adult cancers.
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What is cancer radiotherapy and why do we need proton beam therapy?
Proton beam therapy is radiation therapy that uses heavier particles instead of the X-rays
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