Novel personalized tumor vaccine shows promise in ovarian cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTDr Alexandre Harari, at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and colleagues have found that a new type of cancer vaccine has yielded promising...
Novel drug may triple the survival rate in acute myeloid leukemia Ruby khatun khatun13 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTAML is caused by damage to the DNA of blood-forming stem cells in the bone marrow, resulting in abnormal white blood cells, red blood cells, or...
Arterial thrombosis in leg associated with increased risk of cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 April 2018 7:10 PM ISTArterial thrombosis in the leg is associated with an increased risk of cancer.Dr. Jens Sundbøll and associates conducted a study to evaluate the risk...
Urine test That screens cancer on samples mailed from home Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTResearchers of Japanese firm Hitachi are poised to carry out world’s first experiment to test for cancer using urine samples. A urine test is less...
Short acting Calcium channel blockers linked to pancreatic cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 April 2018 7:15 PM ISTPancreatic cancer occurs among older individuals who also have chronic comorbid medical conditions, such as hypertension. Antihypertensive medication...
Drinking leads to chronic diseases by influencing oral microbiome Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTDrinking alcohol can lead to dysbiosis (microbial imbalance) of the oral microbiome which is linked to heart disease and cancers of the digestive...
Weight loss highly predictive of cancer in primary care settings Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTWeight loss is a non-specific cancer symptom for which there are no clinical guidelines about the investigation in primary care. Therefore it poses a...
Multimorbidity on the rise & needs to be addressed urgently Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 April 2018 7:03 PM ISTMultimorbidity is a condition characterized by the presence of two or more chronic medical conditions in an individual. It can present several...
Scans could guide drug treatment in breast cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 April 2018 7:00 PM ISTA new scan could help doctors to spot when women with breast cancer stop responding to targeted drugs.Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research,...
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...
NSAIDs Use shortens lifespan of Kidney Cancer patients Vinay Singh singh2 May 2018 7:05 PM ISTNon-aspirin NSAID use is associated with shorter overall survival in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), a recent study in the...
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...
