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National Cancer Awareness Day: How pancreas are vulnerable to this deadly disease, its causes, symptoms and why it is hard to detect

Exact cause of pancreatic cancer is not known yet, though doctors suggest that factors like family history, chronic pancreatitis, diabetes, overweight, alcohol consumption, smoking might increase risk

Novel 'aerosol' chemotherapy has promising results for stomach cancer patients

The treatment, involving an aerosol spray, is far less expensive than traditional chemotherapy.

Mite scare in Himachal: Scrub typhus claim 24 lives, 825 tested positive

Twenty-four patients suffering from scrub typhus, a disease caused by the bite of an infected mite found in areas with heavy scrub vegetation, have died in Himachal Pradesh, an official said on Friday.

Not for those with weak stomachs: Doctors save man's hand by tucking it into his tummy

Frank Reyes agreed to the strange operation at Houston Methodist Hospital, and spent three weeks with his left hand surgically tucked under a pocket of tissue in his belly to give it time to heal and form a new blood supply.

Six-year-old is youngest Indian to undergo bariatric weight loss surgery

The boy weighed 60 kgs and his BMI (Body Mass Index) was about 50 before the surgery. He used to face breathing problems, sleep apnea and hormonal disorders due to it, the doctor said.