Post-surgery gemcitabine infusion reduces bladder cancer recurrence Vinay Singh singh12 May 2018 7:15 PM ISTPost surgery exposure of the bladder with gemcitabine infusion reduces 34 percent risk of recurrence of bladder cancer, reports SWOG, an international...
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...
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...
ASCO's Updated Platelet Transfusion Guidelines for Cancer Patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)has released its updated Guidelines for the use of platelet transfusions in patients with cancer.According...
Retinoblastoma: Curable cancer in children Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTWorldwide, every May, the week after the second Sunday is celebrated as “World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week”. The entire week is dedicated to...
Cancer Prevention -A new challenge Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTCANCER is the 2nd leading cause of death, a heart attack being the first one and Cancer prevention is, therefore, a new challenge. Lung cancer...
Bariatric surgery associated with 61% reduction in malignant melanoma cases Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 May 2018 7:10 PM ISTThe bariatric surgery reduces the risk of malignant melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, by 61%, suggests a study presented at European Congress on...
“Lymphoma - A Curable Blood Cancer”- Dr Rahul Bhargava Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTIt is a myth that lymphoma spreads by biopsyFor ages now, the Diagnosis of Lymphoma has been considered a diagnosis of death. Whether its a patient or...
Smoking linked with higher risk of type 2 diabetes Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 May 2018 7:00 PM ISTThe prevalence of diabetes has increased almost 10-fold in China since the early 1980s, with one in 10 adults in China now affected by diabetes....
Lab-on-a-chip technology can improve chronic disease diagnoses Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 May 2018 7:05 PM ISTResearchers have developed a breakthrough lab-on-a-chip technology that reveals how human cells communicate, opening path to new treatments for cancer...
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...
