Tag: biology
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Recent Advances In Understanding The Link Between BRCA Gene Testing And Prostate Cancer
The continual rise of prostate cancer cases worldwide has shifted its ranking from being the second most common cancer to the leading malignancy in males. This corresponds to high morbidity and mortality in recent years (Zannini et al., 2025). The prostate gland is part of the male reproductive system, situated under the bladder, and primarily…
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New Monoclonal Antibodies For The Treatment Of Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer presents the highest rate of morbidity and mortality due to its non-specific symptoms in the early stages and its silent nature. Since the invention of hybridoma technology in 1975 by Köhler and Milstein to generate murine monoclonal antibodies, a mass effort was made to design new engineering strategies to maintain demand, efficacy, and…
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Recent Advances In CAR T Cell Therapy
McMaster University (2024) announced that a pre-clinical animal (xenograft) model study led by the Singh Lab has discovered that chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) CAR-T cell therapy may be used to treat glioblastoma, a malignant brain cancer. Current treatments for brain cancer were established by Stupp and Colleagues (2005) and consist of maximal surgical resection of…
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What Are The Causes And Risk Factors Of Cancer?
Original author: Dr Shraddha Bhange Original published date: 6th March 2014 Article updated by: Dr Hafsa Waseela Abbas Update date: April 2025 Review date: April 2027 About Dr Shraddha Bhange is a trained doctor and experienced safety physician. She is also one of the Board members of the ThinkSharp Foundation. Upon setting up the FST…
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Methods Of Cancer Treatment and Prevention
Original author: Dr Hafsa Waseela Abbas Original published date: 6th March 2014 Updated by: Dr Hafsa Waseela Abbas Update date: April 2025 Review date: April 2027 The care management of cancer consists of healthcare professionals from different disciplines. Their role is to discuss the care plans and ensure each patient receives the appropriate selection of…
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