Cancer cells shown to co-opt DNA repair crew supriya kashyap kashyap9 May 2017 2:24 PM ISTIn experiments with human colon cancer cells and mice, a team led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have evidence that...
High-dose radiotherapy can add years to pancreatic cancer patient's life supriya kashyap kashyap9 May 2017 9:26 AM ISTWashington : Patients with early stage pancreatic cancer could be given longer to live if they receive radiotherapy at a high enough dose, according...
Adaptive radiotherapy reduces pneumonitis while controlling lung cancer supriya kashyap kashyap6 May 2017 4:39 PM ISTVienna : Lung cancer patients who are treated with radiotherapy can develop an inflammation of the lung tissue called pneumonitis; this can limit the...
Three-week radiation therapy given post mastectomy safe and effective: Study supriya kashyap kashyap5 May 2017 10:40 AM ISTA shorter course of radiation therapy given to breast cancer patients following mastectomy is safe and effective and cuts treatment time in half. That...
Men need more frequent lung cancer screening than women supriya kashyap kashyap4 May 2017 10:50 AM ISTMen need more frequent lung cancer screening than women, according to research presented at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC).The US...
Pancreatic cancer patients may live longer by traveling to academic hospital for operation supriya kashyap kashyap4 May 2017 10:13 AM ISTNew study findings link traveling to an academic medical center for surgical removal of pancreatic or thyroid cancer with higher quality surgical care...
Continue cervical cancer screening even beyond 65 years, says new Study supriya kashyap kashyap3 May 2017 12:46 PM ISTCervical cancer is often thought of as a disease that primarily affects young women. Because of this, many older women fail to keep up with...
LOW DOSE aspirin can lower risk of breast cancer for women supriya kashyap kashyap3 May 2017 12:24 PM ISTA City of Hope-led study found that the use of low-dose aspirin (81 mg) reduces the risk of breast cancer in women who are part of the California's...
Stereotactic radiotherapy highly effective for kidney cancer: Study supriya kashyap kashyap3 May 2017 12:15 PM ISTKidney cancer patients may soon have more treatment choices that provide a higher quality of life, thanks to research completed by physician...
Potential new treatment for kidney failure in cancer patients supriya kashyap kashyap30 April 2017 10:25 AM ISTKidney dysfunction is a frequent complication affecting more than 50 percent of all cancer patients, and is directly linked to poor survival. Despite...
Breakthrough in Lung cancer treatment: Scientists may Predict post operative relapse supriya kashyap kashyap29 April 2017 12:07 PM ISTTracking unstable chromosomes helps predict lung cancer's returnScientists have found that unstable chromosomes within lung tumours increases the risk...
Patients with positive fecal screening test, sooner is better for colonoscopy supriya kashyap kashyap26 April 2017 6:21 PM ISTThe risk of colorectal cancer increased significantly when colonoscopy was delayed by more than nine months following a positive fecal screening test,...
