85% women at high risk of breast cancer avoid preventive tamoxifen Vinay Singh singh17 May 2018 7:02 PM ISTIn a multicentre study investigating uptake of tamoxifen, only one in seven women at increased risk of breast cancer initiated preventive therapy,...
Indian Scientists discover mutant gene as cause of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in six family members Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTFamilial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) is a rare precancerous condition accounting for 1-3% of colorectal cancers. The exact incidence of FAP in India...
MRI guided biopsy improves detection rate in prostate cancer Vinay Singh singh14 May 2018 7:05 PM ISTMRI-guided biopsy (MRGB) is an emerging technology with the promise of improving cancer detection rates in prostate cancer, increasing the accuracy of...
Rivaroxaban -New treatment for DVT in cancer patients Vinay Singh singh13 May 2018 7:20 PM ISTCurrent international guidelines recommend cancer patients are injected with an anticoagulant (a low molecular weight heparin) to treat and prevent...
Older Cancer Patients at high risk of TIA, stroke Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 May 2018 8:10 PM ISTMiddle-aged and older adults are at higher risk for cerebrovascular events (stroke or transient ischemic attack [TIA]) in the first month after the...
HPV vaccination protects against cervical cancer in young women Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 May 2018 7:05 PM ISTHuman papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines provide protection against the development of cervical cancer or cervical lesions in young women who are...
Osteoporosis drug, Zoledronic acid found effective in breast cancer: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 May 2018 7:55 PM ISTAn aggressive form of breast cancer can now be treated with zoledronic acid (ZA), a drug used for the treatment of osteoporosis suggests a study...
Cystic fibrosis patients at higher risk of developing GI cancer Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 May 2018 7:15 PM ISTPatients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have a higher likelihood of developing gastrointestinal (GI) cancer as compared to the general population,...
Daily aspirin linked to higher Melanoma risk in men Vinay Singh singh5 May 2018 7:30 PM ISTIntake of aspirin once daily nearly doubles the risk of melanoma in men compared to those who are not exposed to daily aspirin, reports a new study....
Dabrafenib, Trametinib combo approved for Anaplastic thyroid cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 May 2018 7:05 PM ISTFDA has approved first treatment for patients with this aggressive form of thyroid cancer, anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) that cannot be removed by...
132-pound tumor removed from woman’s abdomen in Connecticut Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 May 2018 7:02 PM ISTDoctors at a Connecticut hospital say they removed a 132-pound tumor from a woman’s abdomen, and she is expected to recover fully.The ovarian tumor...
A Pill may outperform mammograms in breast cancer diagnosis Vinay Singh singh2 May 2018 7:15 PM ISTResearchers at the University of Michigan are developing a pill that makes tumors light up when exposed to infrared light, and have demonstrated that...
