Angiofibroma: a parasite caused a massive tumor on his eyelid
A man from India developed a giant tumor on his left eyelid, rendering him blind. This patient was also affected ...
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Lizard saliva-based scanner detects rare pancreatic tumor
Researchers have developed a new PET scan that uses a substance found in lizard saliva to identify certain pancreatic tumors. ...
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New CAR-T cells enable on-demand control of cancer treatment
Researchers have discovered how to turn CAR-T cells on and off that target tumor cells to destroy them, which could ...
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Breakdancers are at risk of suffering from a “head hole” from repeated rotations on the skull
Doing flips on your head while breakdancing can cause a protrusion to form on the top of your head. THE ...
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Baby born with rare tumor weighing almost 2 kilograms
Little Adalida Tyler was born with a rare tumor weighing about 4 pounds, almost two-thirds of her body weight. THE ...
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Glioblastoma: an antidepressant could help reduce the tumors of this very aggressive cancer
An antidepressant drug, vortioxetine, has been shown to shrink tumors in more than 65 percent of glioblastoma patients. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Study demonstrates effectiveness of immunotherapy on trophoblastic tumors
Gestational trophoblastic diseases constitute a broad spectrum of tumor pathologies deriving from placental tissue. THE ESSENTIAL A trial testing immunotherapy ...
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A major breakthrough in neuroblastoma research
Neuroblastoma is a cancer that affects children. Researchers have identified a mechanism that could provide a new therapeutic response to ...
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Brain tumor: “Glioma is a group of diseases, so there is a bit of everything in terms of prognosis”
Gliomas are brain tumors that occur mainly in children and adolescents. Their severity varies depending on the type of tumor. ...
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Teratoma: Girl had tumor filled with hair, teeth and bones in uterus
A 12-year-old girl had a teratoma in her uterus since birth and underwent surgery to remove the tumour, which weighed ...
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Neuroblastoma: drug targeting RNA modifications shows promise
In a study on mice, a drug molecule was effective in blocking tumor growth, in the case of neuroblastoma. THE ...
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Androcur scandal: hundreds of victims demand accountability from the State
Women seek compensation for damages suffered from the Administrative Court for not having been informed of the risks of meningiomas, ...
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Triple negative breast cancer: less relapse if immune cells are in the tumor
The risk of triple negative breast cancer coming back is lower if many immune cells are present in the tumors. ...
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Uterine fibroids: good blood pressure control could prevent them
Controlling blood pressure would be crucial for women in preventing benign tumors developing from the muscle of the uterus. THE ...
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Breast cancer: ice can eliminate a tumor without surgery
Cryoablation, a technique which consists of putting extreme cold on the tumor to kill cancer cells, has just obtained very ...
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Progestins: study confirms link with increased risk of brain tumors
French researchers from GIS Epi-Phare have confirmed the existence of an increased risk of meningioma in women linked to prolonged ...
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Brain: she discovers she has a tumor while taking a selfie
While taking a selfie while on vacation in New York, Megan Troutwine spotted an oddity in the photo that led ...
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Glioblastoma: a new treatment drastically reduces tumors
Three glioblastoma patients saw their tumors shrink drastically within days when they tested a treatment that trains the immune system ...
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Removal of cancerous tumors: this new robot could be better than humans
A newly designed robot could soon perform resections as good as surgeons. THE ESSENTIAL Removing a tumor is a difficult ...
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Aggressive breast cancer: new drug stops tumor growth
A new drug has been developed to treat triple negative breast cancer, a particularly aggressive form of the disease. Initial ...
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Bladder cancer: nanorobots can shrink tumors by 90%
Researchers have designed nanoparticles which, propelled by urea present in urine, are capable of drastically reducing the size of bladder ...
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Neuroblastoma: Zika virus is effective in eliminating tumors in mice
The Zika virus could help destroy neuroblastomas, tumors that affect children, according to the results of a study on mice. ...
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Fasting to fight cancer: what does science say?
Many articles and posts on social networks advocate the anti-cancer effects of fasting. Inserm takes stock of the data collected ...
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Cancer: a new method makes it possible to estimate the degree of malignancy of a tumor
Researchers have developed a new method based on MRI to detect water exchange inside tumor cells, a criterion that makes ...
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Her menopausal symptoms were those of a brain tumor
Headaches and coordination problems... For her general practitioner, Karen Griffiths' symptoms were those of menopause but in reality, the sixty-year-old ...
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Cancer: a drug restores the immune system’s ability to fight tumors
An American scientific team has developed a drug capable of slowing the growth of tumors and enhancing the effectiveness of ...
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Brain: this is how the tumor transforms immune cells into traitors
Researchers at Ludwig Cancer Research have discovered how brain tumors manage to transform immune cells, called neutrophils, into "traitors" that ...
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Lung cancer: vitamins boost tumor growth
Researchers have found that antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E, can stimulate the formation of new blood vessels in ...
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Cancer tumors: the first microRNA targeted therapy slows their growth
American researchers have developed a therapy that slows the growth of tumors. THE ESSENTIAL Different approaches can be considered to ...
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Cancer: soon a new drug capable of destroying tumors?
This new chemotherapy eliminates tumors while preserving healthy cancer cells. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers have developed a new treatment against cancer: ...
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