Tag: Cancer Patients

Gaza Cancer Patients Face Struggles In Jordan Amid Conflict: Report

November 1, 2024 admin

For the past year, the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and Israel have engaged in exchanges of fire alongside the ongoing conflict in Gaza. However, recent weeks have seen a significant escalation in hostilities. The continuous heavy shelling and artillery battles have severely disrupted medical facilities in the region. According to The New York Times, more…

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Most Cancer Patients Die Of ‘Cachexia’, Not Cancer: Read Details

July 9, 2024 admin

What’s ‘cancer cachexia’ syndrome, a disease behind most patients’ death? (Representational) New Delhi: When tumours in cancer patients elevate levels of an immune system molecule called Interleukin-6 (IL-6), it can cause severe brain dysfunction, which leads to a lethal wasting disease called ‘cachexia’ in about 50 to 80 per cent of cancer patients, a new…

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