Cardiac arrest: the sooner you perform first aid, the better!
The sooner a witness to a cardiac arrest begins cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the more the victim's brain functions are protected and ...
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Metastatic melanoma: immunotherapy significantly improves long-term survival
In patients with metastatic melanoma, the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors, a form of immunotherapy, significantly extends long-term survival. In ...
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Liver cancer: life expectancy and factors influencing prognosis
The five-year survival rate after diagnosis varies considerably, depending on several factors, including the stage of the tumor at diagnosis. ...
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Cancer: Survivors have increased risk of disease throughout life
Surviving cancer that developed in childhood or adolescence increases the risk of suffering from various diseases throughout life. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Lung cancer: why does treatment not work on some patients?
Researchers at University College London have discovered why treatment targeting non-small cell lung cancer does not work in some patients, ...
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Artificial intelligence can help doctors save lives
The use of artificial intelligence to issue alerts or to assist in decision-making could improve the survival of hospitalized patients. ...
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Drownings: The color of your child’s swimsuit can play a role in their safety
Water safety experts have reported that the color of a swimsuit can affect a child's visibility underwater at the pool ...
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Small cell lung cancer: immunotherapy increases chances of survival
Immunotherapy has allowed 56% of adults with small cell lung cancer, a particularly aggressive form, to stay alive three years ...
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Heart attack: can we stop a heart attack that has started?
Myocardial infarction, or heart attack, occurs when a coronary artery is blocked: you have no way to stop it, but ...
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A start-up tries to understand the secrets of “cancer miracles”
Cure 51, a French start-up, has raised 15 million euros for its project: identifying the reasons why certain patients survive ...
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Sarcomas: marked improvement in survival thanks to the French care network NETSARC
Patients with a rare cancer called sarcoma live longer when they are cared for by the French NETSARC structure. THE ...
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Less chance of surviving cancer in Reunion
People living in Reunion are less likely to survive cancer than in mainland France. THE ESSENTIAL Survival estimates for people ...
Read moreLiver cancer: what are the chances of survival?
With liver cancer, the survival rate five years after diagnosis varies greatly, depending on the stage of evolution of the ...
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Bladder cancer: this new treatment halves the risk of death
A new treatment for bladder cancer reduces the risk of death by more than half compared to chemotherapy for patients ...
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How defibrillators save lives
Researchers have shown how using a defibrillator for a cardiac arrest victim improves survival at 30 days, even with ambulance ...
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Pancreatic cancer: Benzodiazepines linked to poor survival rates
Benzodiazepine drugs may be linked to poorer outcomes for adults with pancreatic cancer. THE ESSENTIAL 40.6% of adults with pancreatic ...
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Knowing how to recognize the symptoms of a heart attack can save your life
People who can identify the symptoms of a heart attack are more likely to be treated quickly and therefore survive. ...
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Cancer: improved survival 5 years after diagnosis
© Shutterstock"The survival of people with cancer is a key indicator for assessing the overall improvement in prognosis, resulting both ...
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Lung cancer: symptoms, causes, survival rate
© ShutterstockGood news, two-year mortality has decreased in Francegoing from 79% in 2000 to 74% in 2010, then to 52% ...
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Stroke: what are the 4 typical symptoms?
Spotting the early warning signs of a stroke can increase the chances of survival and improve recovery. THE ESSENTIAL A ...
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Triple negative breast cancer: what are the chances of survival?
What are the chances of survival for women with triple negative breast cancer? THE ESSENTIAL 40% of women with triple ...
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Dyslexics would have played an important role in the survival of our species
People with dyslexia may have played an important role in the survival of our species. Explanations. THE ESSENTIAL About 20% ...
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Cancer: improvement in patient survival in rich countries
Living in a high-income country promotes better survival rates for cancer patients. This is revealed by a study conducted by ...
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Very preterm infants: the survival of these infants is improving!
Thanks to better care practices, the survival rate of babies born before the 6th month of pregnancy has increased significantly ...
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Esophageal cancer cases tripled in people under 50
This spectacular increase is linked to changes in lifestyles, in particular smoking and poor diet. THE ESSENTIAL The increase in ...
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Heart attack: physical activity reduces the risk of death
For people under 75, physical activity drastically reduces the risk of death. THE ESSENTIAL Each year, 80,000 people suffer a ...
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Cancers: the new survival figures in France
The French are recovering more and more from cancer, even if the disparities are strong between the ages and the ...
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Why do we need others?
We often hear that "Man is a social animal", but do we really need others? If philosophers have long wondered ...
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Prostate cancer: a new treatment saves two and a half years of survival
Combining two hormone therapies and chemotherapy halves the risk of tumor progression in prostate cancer. THE ESSENTIAL With some 50,000 ...
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Why are we pessimistic?
What if our brains were programmed to be pessimistic in order to ensure our survival? Who has never heard a ...
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