Percutaneous ablation an effective alternative to surgery in early renal cell carcinoma Vinay Singh singh17 July 2018 7:05 PM ISTPatients with early-stage kidney cancer having smaller tumors (<4 cm) may be treated with percutaneous ablation and need not have to undergo...
Updated ESUR guideline on MRI staging of endometrial cancer Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 July 2018 7:05 PM ISTThe European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) has released an updated version of the 2009 ESUR endometrial cancer guidelines. The guideline is...
Acetazolamide may also benefit patients of Glioblastoma Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 July 2018 7:20 PM ISTAcetazolamide (ACZ) -- a drug used for the treatment of altitude sickness, seizures, heart failure, epilepsy, and glaucoma -- may also benefit...
Patients with early kidney cancer benefit from robotic partial nephrectomy Vinay Singh singh14 July 2018 7:15 PM ISTRemoving part of the kidney instead of the whole kidney through robotic partial nephrectomy offers significantly better patient outcomes in early...
HPV testing better than pap smear for screening of cervical cancer: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 July 2018 7:15 PM ISTA new study published in the journal JAMA suggests that cervical HPV (human papillomavirus) testing may be able to detect signs of cervical cancer...
Fertility Treatment does not increase risk of Uterine or breast cancer - BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 July 2018 8:10 PM ISTThere have been studies in the past according to which risks of reproductive cancers in women who have undergone assisted reproduction are...
Women with dense breast at higher risk of breast cancer Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 July 2018 7:28 PM ISTWomen with dense breast tissue have a higher rate of recall, higher rates of screen-detected and interval breast cancer, and more lymph node-positive...
Fluciclovine PET/CT, for better management of prostate cancer : LOCATE Trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 July 2018 7:15 PM ISTA new study presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) provides an insight for better...
Once weekly carfilzomib, promising for refractory myeloma patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 Jun 2018 7:05 PM ISTOnce weekly carfilzomib appears safe and more effective with a convenient dosing regimen versus the twice-weekly schedule for the treatment of...
Breakthrough: Poliovirus effective in treating brain cancer, says New Trial in NEJM Vinay Singh singh30 Jun 2018 4:51 PM ISTA genetically modified poliovirus therapy shows significant improvement in long-term survival for patients with recurrent glioblastoma (brain cancer),...
Higher BMI linked to decreased breast cancer risk in young women Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Jun 2018 7:15 PM ISTHigher body mass index (BMI), is associated with a reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer especially in early adulthood, according to a new study...
Diabetes may be an early indication for pancreatic cancer: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Jun 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe individuals with recent-onset diabetes are at 2.3-fold greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer (PC) as compared to those with long-standing...
