Malignant Tumours

In a rare surgery, a malignant 24-kg tumour of the size of two footballs has been removed from the abdomen of a Tanzanian man in the national capital, doctors said Monday.

According to the study, published in the journal Blood, inactivation of the tumour suppressor p53 is essential for unrestrained growth of cancers. But only 11 per cent of hematological malignancies have mutant p53

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is being treated for an early-stage malignant tumour, the office of the Syrian Presidency announced.

Colon cancer is related to the development of malignant tumours in the inner walls of large intestines and has been a matter of concern across the world. However, looks like we have a solution here.

A 12-year-old girl got a new lease of life when an eight-cm-long malignant tumour which spread in her brain and was protruding from her nose was successfully removed by doctors here.

A team of scientists have developed a new form of blood test to detect cancer and locate the place where the tumour grows. This development is path-breaking.

Swedish researchers have developed a new magnetic imaging technique that utilises sugar to assess the malignancy of tumours in cancer patients.

Ordinary sugar may be used in imaging techniques to detect cancer, suggests a new study that found malignant tumours show higher sugar consumption than surrounding tissue.

A 55-kg malignant tumour has been removed from the body of a 26-year-old patient, who had been bedridden for over two years in a life threatening condition, at a city hospital.

Scientists have developed a mobile phone-based system which they say can detect cancer more accurately than the techniques routinely used in hospitals.Developed by a team at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, the device is claimed to be up to...

Recuperating after undergoing three cycles of chemotherapy for a malignant tumour between his lungs, Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh received an inspiring video message from his "real life hero" Lance Armstrong -- the cycling legend whose own successful battle with cancer is well-documented.

Yuvraj Singh, recovering from a malignant tumour between his lungs in the United States, on Tuesday congratulated Virat Kohli on his stupendous unbeaten knock of 133 which kept India in the hunt for a place in the final of the ODI tri-series in Australia.

Benefits of colonoscopy in preventing deaths from colorectal cancer are largely limited to malignancies that occur on the left side of the colon.

Women with malignant ovarian tumours who undergo surgery can now retain menstrual function and fertility.

Radiation treatments for childhood cancers are unlikely to lead to malignant melanoma. Certain long-term studies have suggested that as many as 10 percent of childhood cancer survivors may subsequently develop tumours, and there also have been reports of an increase in childhood and adolescent melanomas.

In a rare surgery, a malignant 24-kg tumour of the size of two footballs has been removed from the abdomen of a Tanzanian man in the national capital, doctors said Monday.

According to the study, published in the journal Blood, inactivation of the tumour suppressor p53 is essential for unrestrained growth of cancers. But only 11 per cent of hematological malignancies have mutant p53

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is being treated for an early-stage malignant tumour, the office of the Syrian Presidency announced.

Colon cancer is related to the development of malignant tumours in the inner walls of large intestines and has been a matter of concern across the world. However, looks like we have a solution here.

A 12-year-old girl got a new lease of life when an eight-cm-long malignant tumour which spread in her brain and was protruding from her nose was successfully removed by doctors here.

A team of scientists have developed a new form of blood test to detect cancer and locate the place where the tumour grows. This development is path-breaking.

Swedish researchers have developed a new magnetic imaging technique that utilises sugar to assess the malignancy of tumours in cancer patients.

Ordinary sugar may be used in imaging techniques to detect cancer, suggests a new study that found malignant tumours show higher sugar consumption than surrounding tissue.

A 55-kg malignant tumour has been removed from the body of a 26-year-old patient, who had been bedridden for over two years in a life threatening condition, at a city hospital.

Scientists have developed a mobile phone-based system which they say can detect cancer more accurately than the techniques routinely used in hospitals.Developed by a team at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, the device is claimed to be up to...

Recuperating after undergoing three cycles of chemotherapy for a malignant tumour between his lungs, Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh received an inspiring video message from his "real life hero" Lance Armstrong -- the cycling legend whose own successful battle with cancer is well-documented.

Yuvraj Singh, recovering from a malignant tumour between his lungs in the United States, on Tuesday congratulated Virat Kohli on his stupendous unbeaten knock of 133 which kept India in the hunt for a place in the final of the ODI tri-series in Australia.

Benefits of colonoscopy in preventing deaths from colorectal cancer are largely limited to malignancies that occur on the left side of the colon.

Women with malignant ovarian tumours who undergo surgery can now retain menstrual function and fertility.

Radiation treatments for childhood cancers are unlikely to lead to malignant melanoma. Certain long-term studies have suggested that as many as 10 percent of childhood cancer survivors may subsequently develop tumours, and there also have been reports of an increase in childhood and adolescent melanomas.