Metformin decreases risk of colorectal cancer in diabetic men : Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Jun 2018 7:10 PM ISTLong-term use of metformin is associated with a decreased colorectal cancer risk in men with diabetes, suggests a cohort study published in the...
Surgery can be avoided in some advanced kidney cancer patients- Phase III clinical trial Vinay Singh singh7 Jun 2018 7:05 PM ISTMany people with advanced kidney cancer can avoid surgery to remove the kidney (nephrectomy), without compromising survival, according to a randomized...
Aspirin+PPI reduces risk of esophageal cancer Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Jun 2018 7:10 PM ISTTaking aspirin in combination with a high-dose proton pump inhibitor (PPI) provides protection against the development of esophageal cancer in people...
New Blood test for early detection of lung cancer Vinay Singh singh5 Jun 2018 7:15 PM ISTAn initial report from the large, ongoing Circulating Cell-Free Genome Atlas (CCGA) study provides preliminary evidence that a new blood test may be...
Chemotherapy not necessary in most breast cancer patients: Landmark study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Jun 2018 8:30 PM ISTChemotherapy is an integral part of Breast cancer treatment in addition to Hormone therapy after surgery. In a new study, U.S. researchers have found...
Survival of breast cancer patients improved by irradiation of lymph nodes Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Jun 2018 7:58 PM ISTGiving radiation therapy to the lymph nodes located above the collarbone and behind the breastbone to patients with early-stage breast cancer improves...
Leukemia and lymphoma drug may benefit patients with deadliest brain tumor Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Jun 2018 7:25 PM ISTIbrutinib, an FDA-approved drug for treatment of leukemia and lymphoma may also help in the treatment of glioblastoma (GBM), most common and deadliest...
Indian doctors perform awake brain surgery to remove tumour Vinay Singh singh3 Jun 2018 7:02 PM ISTKochin: In a unique and riskier case of its kind a team of doctors performed a rigorous brain surgery removing a tumor while keeping the patient awake...
Thyroid cancer survivors at higher risk of developing CVD Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Jun 2018 7:10 PM ISTWithin five years of cancer diagnosis, male thyroid cancer survivors have a nearly 50 percent higher risk of developing heart disease as compared to...
New Omega-3 trial for secondary liver cancer surgery Vinay Singh singh1 Jun 2018 7:05 PM ISTA new clinical trial is undergoing to test the efficacy of omega-3 capsules in patients who have bowel cancer which has spread to the liver, to find...
Association of cigarette smoking with prostate cancer incidence and outcomes Vinay Singh singh30 May 2018 7:15 PM ISTCurrent smokers with localized prostate cancer at the time of radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy are at a higher risk of experiencing biochemical...
Latest, evidence based cancer prevention recommendations by WCRF Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 May 2018 8:25 PM ISTThe World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has launched its new report – Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: a Global Perspective, which is the...
