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Covid mRNA vaccine may be used to fight lung, skin cancer
Researchers from the University of Florida and the University of Texas called it a defining moment in a decade-plus of research testing mRNA-based...
Can rheumatoid athritis raise risk of cancer?
4 Feb 2024 3:00 PM ISTStudies have shown that individuals with rheumatoid arthritis may have a slightly higher risk of certain types of cancer compared to the general...
New vax shows promise for treating deadly skin cancer
15 Dec 2023 3:39 PM ISTThe drug combination also reduced the risk of distant metastasis (spread to other parts of the body) or death by 62 per cent
AI software shows significant improvement in skin cancer detection:...
12 Oct 2023 3:14 PM ISTThe new software showed a 100 per cent (59/59 cases identified) sensitivity for detecting melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.
Study: Men, wealthy people are more likely to develop melanoma
5 Sept 2023 1:00 PM ISTRates of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, have been rising globally, including in Canada.
Bariatric surgery may reduce skin-cancer risk: Study
3 Jan 2020 2:11 PM ISTThat obesity is a risk factor for several types of cancer is well known. The same applies to the fact that people's risk level can be lowered by means...
Smartphone apps not reliable to spot skin cancer
12 Feb 2020 11:13 AM ISTAccording to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 2-3 million non-melanoma and 132,000 melanoma skin cancer cases occur globally each year.
Gay, bisexual men more likely to suffer skin cancer
14 Feb 2020 1:29 PM ISTRates of skin cancer were 8.1 per cent among gay men and 8.4 per cent among bisexual men, statistically higher than the rate of 6.7 percent among...