A simple handshake could be enough to determine how likely is it that a person is able to survive severe illness such as cancer, a new study reveals.
All it requires is minimal equipment called dynamometer and the method of evaluation is both portable and practical, the Daily Express reported.
Brain Tumor
Brain tumors are the abnormal growth of brain cells that may be benign or metastatic. Brain tumors account for about 2.4% of all the tumor diagnosesandare most challenging due to their critically delicate location.
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Professor Robert Kilgour, of Concordia, said that this measure is one of several to categorize patients according to the severity of their disease and it can help determine interventions they may need, whether clinical, nutritional or functional boosting both the physical and mental health.
He further suggested that grip test could help all categories of patients but especially the slightly stronger ones.
The study is published in the journal Support Care Cancer.
Source: ANI
The study is published in the journal Support Care Cancer.
Source: ANI
Auditory Tumor
Auditory Tumor or Acoustic neuroma is a benign growth that arises on the vestibular cochlear nerve. It is not a cancer. Read more on the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
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 Carcinoid TumorsCarcinoid tumors is a benign tumor that results in carcinoid syndrome. Only 8 to 10% of all carcinoid tumors are associated with the carcinoid syndrome. | Advertisement
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