Beta blocker shows cancer fighting properties supriya kashyap kashyap8 Dec 2017 7:15 PM IST A new study finds that carvedilol, a drug typically used to treat high blood pressure, can protect against the sun-induced cell damage that leads to...
Acupuncture significantly reduces joint pain in breast cancer patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Dec 2017 7:00 PM ISTIn the largest, most rigorous study of its kind, acupuncture was found to significantly reduce the debilitating joint pain experienced by tens of...
Metformin inhibits and reverses multidrug-resistance in breast cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Dec 2017 7:22 PM ISTNew role found for Metformin, The drug metformin, typically prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes, keeps breast cancer cells from developing multiple...
How to Blunt Double-Edged Sword of Cancer Therapy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 Dec 2017 7:18 PM ISTResearchers from Harvard Medical School and the Institute of Systems Biology have discovered that the remains of tumor cells killed by chemotherapy or...
Living in Very Cold Climate linked to Increased Cancer Risk Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Dec 2017 8:00 PM ISTIt is well known that cancer incidence is increasing worldwide, with pockets of human populations and geographical locations seemingly at higher risk...
A lung cancer drug that leads to 'drastic decrease' in HIV infection Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli1 Dec 2017 7:28 PM ISTDoctors in France have found the first evidence that a cancer drug may be able to eradicate HIV-infected cells in humans.In a letter published in the...
lurbinectedin found effective , safe and tolerable in Ewing's sarcoma Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTIn abstract #2768194 entitled "Efficacy and safety of lurbinectedin (PM1183) in Ewing Sarcoma: results from a Phase 2 study" the efficacy and safety...
Novel protein biomarkers in stool for mass screening of colorectal cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 Nov 2017 7:15 PM ISTTesting for novel protein biomarkers in stool finds significantly more colorectal cancers (CRC) and advanced adenomas (precursors to cancer) compared...
Antimalarial drugs could find another use as cancer treatment Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Nov 2017 7:05 PM ISTAccording to new treatment , Antimalarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine could find another use as cancer treatments, according to a new...
FDA approves Sunitinib malate for reduction of risk of kidney cancer after nepherectomy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Sutent (sunitinib malate) for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients who are at a high risk of kidney...
Overweight women may need more frequent mammograms Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Nov 2017 7:22 PM ISTWomen with higher body mass index (BMI) face an increased risk of not detecting their breast tumor until it has become large, according to a new study...
US scientists may have found potential treatment for leukaemia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Nov 2017 8:30 PM ISTStanford scientists have identified a molecule that can be targeted to cure leukemia - the most common form of cancer in childhood.B-cell acute...
