Even modest weight loss lowers breast cancer risk in women over 50 yrs, finds study Hina Zahid19 Dec 2019 7:20 PM ISTIn the United States, more than two in three adult women are overweight or obese. Obesity and excess body weight is an established risk factor for...
Novel Saliva test may help detect Oropharyngeal cancers easily Hina Zahid17 Dec 2019 7:25 PM ISTOropharyngeal cancers are often not diagnosed until they become advanced, partly because their location makes them difficult to see during routine...
PET/MRI superior to MRI alone for breast cancer detection Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 Dec 2019 8:20 PM ISTGermany: A combination of PET with MRI is statistically superior to MRI alone for normal detection and staging, as well as in the detection of distant...
Persistent Pink eye turned out to be metastasis cancer: a rare case Hina Zahid16 Dec 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr M. A. Rehman Siddiqui at Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan and...
High-dose-rate brachytherapy effective in treating skin cancer Hina Zahid15 Dec 2019 7:15 PM ISTSquamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) are the most common types of skin cancers. Although they are highly curable they can be...
Frozen embryo transfer linked to increased childhood cancer risk: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 Dec 2019 8:10 PM ISTChildren born after the use of fertility treatment are at a higher risk of adverse perinatal outcomes, including prematurity, low birth weight, and...
Investigational drug as effective as CAR T cell therapy in Lymphoma Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 Dec 2019 7:20 PM ISTDelhi: A new investigational immunotherapy Mosunetuzumab is as effective as the complex cell therapy -- CAR T therapy -- to achieve remission in...
Surprise finding: Bariatric surgery increases risk of colon cancer Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Dec 2019 7:25 PM ISTDelhi: Weight-loss surgery (bariatric surgery) may increase the risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) years later, a recent study published in the...
Vancomycin may boost effectiveness of radiation therapy to fight cancer Hina Zahid10 Dec 2019 8:20 PM ISTPHILADELPHIA –In a study appearing in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of...
Two drinks per day for five years increase overall cancer risk by five per cent: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli9 Dec 2019 8:28 PM ISTThere is a consensus among scientists that alcohol drinking has links with several types of cancer. In its Report on Carcinogens, the National...
Bilateral mastectomy in breast cancer does not lower death risk, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Dec 2019 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Bilateral mastectomy -- a procedure generally performed to treat or prevent breast cancer -- although reduce the risk of second breast cancer but...
New blood test can gauge ovarian cancer in women with suspicious symptoms Hina Zahid8 Dec 2019 7:10 PM ISTGlasgow, UK: New blood test can gauge ovarian cancer in women with suspicious symptoms. This involves testing for levels of CA125 in the blood which...
