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  • Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 (PD1) and Cancer
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) when coupled with its ligands programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and programmed death ligand 2 (PD-L2), functions as a ‘braking system’ within the immune system.
  • Oophorectomy and Breast Cancer
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Oophorectomy is a surgical operation in which the ovaries are removed. The removal of these sex organs has been practiced for over a century as part of the treatment of breast cancer. It causes a...
  • Lymph Nodes in Lung Cancer
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Evaluation of the hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes is part of the surgical treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It is also vital to the staging of lung cancer, which determines the need...
  • Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Lung Cancer
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Palliative care is holistic care that is focused on helping patients with life-threatening or grave illnesses to achieve a better quality of life to the very end. It is aimed at averting or treating...
  • Pulmonary Resection in Lung Cancer
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Pulmonary resection is the first line of treatment of stage I and II non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It is also important as part of the management of stage IIIA. In early stages of NSCLC, the...
  • Atypical Hyperplasia and Breast Cancer Risk
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Hyperplasia is an abnormality in cell growth which results in a greater number of cells forming in the ducts or lobules of the breast, but without other abnormality. Atypia is a term which denotes the...
  • Hiccups and Cancer
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Hiccups refer to involuntary spasms of the diaphragm – the main muscle involved in breathing – followed by rapid closure of the vocal cords. This produces a distinctive “hic” sound at the top of the...
  • Ferrofluid and Cancer
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Ferrofluids are colloidal suspensions of magnetic particles in a liquid carrier, which become magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field. These may be composed of iron, nickel, or cobalt, and show...
  • Skin Cancer and Depuytren's Contracture
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Dupuytren’s disease (also known as Dupuytren’s contracture) is a benign condition of the skin characterized by the overgrowth of myofibroblasts. The reasons for this type of proliferation are unknown...
  • CTLA-4 and Cancer
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) is an immunogenic protein receptor that is expressed almost exclusively on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. It plays a crucial role in the homeostasis of...

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