This two-part chemotherapy involves giving patients the inactive form of an anti-cancer drug (the "prodrug") and an enzyme that changes the prodrug into an active, cancer fighting form.
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According to the researchers, patients who had received chemotherapy had smaller brain volumes in areas that control cognitive function, compared to those who had not been exposed to chemo.
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Heavy smokers who halve their daily cigarette intake do not significantly cut their risk of early death, according to a study published today.
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This article points about a new "cancer stem-cell hypothesis". Which says about "Tumour or cancer stem cells" leading to tumour or cancer cells in the body as cause for recurrence of a tumour.
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People who have slower reaction times and bad memories are more likely to die from a heart attack, suggested by a survey done by Beverly Shipley from Edinburgh University, on mental agility of more than 6,400 people from all over Britain over the past two decades.
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SWEETENED foods and drinks are already at the pointy end of the food pyramid, but now there's another reason to avoid them. According to new research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, consumption of soft drinks and added sugar increases the risk of developing pancreatic cancer.
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A newer anti-clotting drug called bivalirudin (Angiomax) beats standard combination drug therapy for patients with acute coronary syndromes such as heart attacks.
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Taking folic acid can reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes.British scientists have discovered that raised levels of homocysteine in the blood is one of the causes of cardiovascular disease. Folic acid helps to lower homocysteine and lowering the risk.
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A revolutionary map that compared the genomes of 270 people has shown that humans are not 99.9 per cent genetically identical, as assumed, but that much more of our DNA varies between one person and the next.
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