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Are cancer patients at a greater risk of dying from COVID-19 after treatment?

Posted on June 27, 2022June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic began in late 2019, and it is no secret that it has shaken up the healthcare system. Severe COVID-19 symptoms are…

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    How many people have prostate cancer and don’t know it?

    Posted on June 23, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Prostate cancer is a non-fatal form of uncontrolled cellular growth that starts within the prostate gland, part of the male reproductive…

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      LEDs and smoke detectors could take a big leap forward

      Posted on June 23, 2022June 13, 2025 by Melisa Yashinski

      Scientists develop simple procedure to strain silicon, reaching record strain levels, that will have huge impact in optoelectronic devices…

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        This little ring of RNA causes breast cancer to spread to bone

        Posted on June 20, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        Researchers from Guangzhou Institute of Oncology recently published a study with findings about how breast to bone metastasis works. 

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          Finding the best chemotherapy drugs for leukemia isn’t easy

          Posted on June 16, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          This study found that patients who took the medication nilotinib survived about as long as with imatinib, but had fewer side effects.

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            Using radiation-emitting capsules to treat cervical cancer

            Posted on June 13, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            Brachytherapy is a type of radiation therapy used to treat cancer, where small capsules containing a radiation source are placed inside the…

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              How much exercise should cancer survivors get?

              Posted on June 9, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              This study used the Harvard Step Test and muscle group strength testing to determine appropriate levels of physical fitness for cancer…

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                Can genetics tell us if dog behavior really varies by breed?

                Posted on June 7, 2022June 25, 2025 by Hunter Dulay

                Dogs have been in our lives for at least 10,000 years. At first, dogs did not look like today’s common breeds — these appeared only…

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                  The Chernobyl disaster’s long term effects on thyroid cancer risk

                  Posted on June 6, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  The Chernobyl disaster that occurred in 1986 in Ukraine is one of the most well-known man-made disasters of the 20th century. However, most…

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                    Certain proteins can determine the prognosis of bile duct cancer patients

                    Posted on June 2, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    Bile duct cancer, or intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in doctor-speak, is the deadliest of the liver cancers. Bile duct cancer is very hard…

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