Tumours

Kraut, from Norway, first began experiencing health issues in 2011 when his stomach started to swell.

The doctors in Gurgaon Hospital successfully removed a cancerous tumour weighing over nine kilograms from the abdomen of a 55-year-old African woman.

The therapy involved injecting low levels of radioactivity directly into the tumour to eliminate cancer cells.

International Brain Tumour Awareness Week 2024: Below we discuss the history and significance for this day and tips to help prevent brain tumour.

A recent study reveals the first successful use of radioactive ion beams to treat tumours in mice. Scientists utilised carbon-11 ions to pinpoint treatment locations, offering real-time tracking capabilities. This advancement could lead to more precise cancer therapies, especially for tumours located near sensitive areas.

A case report in the BMJ details the first known case of the “breakdance bulge” – a benign tumour on the scalp, caused by the repeated friction and pressure exerted during headspins.

Veterinary doctors performed a tumour surgery of a 21-year-old parrot successfully and saved its life in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district.

No doctor ever cared to look at my body as a whole, beyond the layer of fat that envelops it. No doctor cared to look at my brain and get it scanned. Until one did and found a tumour.

Around 26 per cent of cancer patients in India have tumours in the head and neck, and there is an upward trend of such cases in the country, a study has found.

A one-centimetre-long tumour inside his right lung was discovered by a CT scan, raising the possibility that he was suffering from pneumonia or a cancerous tumour.

The procedure lasted an hour, and the patient was discharged in stable condition within two days, said the doctor.

Meningiomas, the most common type of brain tumor, are mostly non-cancerous and nearly twice as common in females as in males.

When tumours in cancer patients elevate levels of an immune system molecule called Interleukin-6 (IL-6), it can cause severe brain dysfunction, which leads to a lethal wasting disease called 'cachexia' in about 50 to 80% cancer patients, a study said

On June 24, she was declared brain dead and her life support was removed.

Doctors at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) in Lucknow have successfully removed a 5.5 kg tumour from a patient's kidney, they said.

Kraut, from Norway, first began experiencing health issues in 2011 when his stomach started to swell.

The doctors in Gurgaon Hospital successfully removed a cancerous tumour weighing over nine kilograms from the abdomen of a 55-year-old African woman.

The therapy involved injecting low levels of radioactivity directly into the tumour to eliminate cancer cells.

International Brain Tumour Awareness Week 2024: Below we discuss the history and significance for this day and tips to help prevent brain tumour.

A recent study reveals the first successful use of radioactive ion beams to treat tumours in mice. Scientists utilised carbon-11 ions to pinpoint treatment locations, offering real-time tracking capabilities. This advancement could lead to more precise cancer therapies, especially for tumours located near sensitive areas.

A case report in the BMJ details the first known case of the “breakdance bulge” – a benign tumour on the scalp, caused by the repeated friction and pressure exerted during headspins.

Veterinary doctors performed a tumour surgery of a 21-year-old parrot successfully and saved its life in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district.

No doctor ever cared to look at my body as a whole, beyond the layer of fat that envelops it. No doctor cared to look at my brain and get it scanned. Until one did and found a tumour.

Around 26 per cent of cancer patients in India have tumours in the head and neck, and there is an upward trend of such cases in the country, a study has found.

A one-centimetre-long tumour inside his right lung was discovered by a CT scan, raising the possibility that he was suffering from pneumonia or a cancerous tumour.

The procedure lasted an hour, and the patient was discharged in stable condition within two days, said the doctor.

Meningiomas, the most common type of brain tumor, are mostly non-cancerous and nearly twice as common in females as in males.

When tumours in cancer patients elevate levels of an immune system molecule called Interleukin-6 (IL-6), it can cause severe brain dysfunction, which leads to a lethal wasting disease called 'cachexia' in about 50 to 80% cancer patients, a study said

On June 24, she was declared brain dead and her life support was removed.

Doctors at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) in Lucknow have successfully removed a 5.5 kg tumour from a patient's kidney, they said.