Tag: science
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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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Bevacizumab – A useful treatment for Colorectal Cancer in combination with chemotherapy
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer globally (World Health Organisation, 2026). It is more common in the male population, and the risk increases with age. It is estimated that 35, 000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer in England annually (National Institute for Health Care and Excellence, 2025). The National Health Service bowel…
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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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An insight to the then COVID-19 pandemic and now
Article by Hafsa and Najib 17th April 2020 Article updated by Dr Hafsa Waseela Abbas 6th August 2025 World Health Organisation: What is COVID-19? Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 virus). It initially began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and became an international emergency…
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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…
The Farah Saeed Project 