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Category: Medicine

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How much exercise should cancer survivors get?

Posted on June 9, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 251 views

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

    Posted on June 6, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 452 views

    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 511 views

      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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        Does viral load matter for cancer patients with COVID-19?

        Posted on May 30, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 604 views

        The SARS-CoV-2 viral loads were measured by quantitative PCR to look for a possible relationship between mortality rate and viral load in…

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          The drug cemiplimab is being studied for cervical cancer

          Posted on May 26, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 448 views

          Each year, roughly 600,000 women are diagnosed with new cases of cervical cancer, accompanied by 350,000 deaths worldwide. In the United…

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            Cancer patients appear to be more vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2

            Posted on May 23, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 296 views

            How does COVID-19 affect patients with cancer? New research performed using data from hospitals in Hubei Province, China suggest that cancer…

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              Another possible entry point for the coronavirus

              Posted on May 19, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 6k views

              Researchers are studying the HSPA5 receptor, as it may hold clinical significance to COVID-19 and cancer, which may provide future…

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                Can Cell Phones Increase Your Brain Tumor Risk?

                Posted on May 16, 2022October 24, 2022 by Nathan Gock 740 views

                How safe are our cell phones really? The evidence over the years has remained unclear, with the World Health Organization designating cell…

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                  New treatment for infants with weakened immune systems

                  Posted on May 5, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 634 views

                  Researchers reconstructed the immune system of infants who have Severe Combined Immunodeficiency with a treatment originally designed for…

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                    Race, ethnicity, and ancestry have no standard definitions in medicine

                    Posted on May 2, 2022November 2, 2022 by Gina Misra 319 views

                    Terms such as “race”, “ethnicity”, and “ancestry” are concepts that define human diversity and help to categorize patients in…

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