New imaging technique captures molecular detail to detect Prostrate Cancer Deepanjana Sarkar1 Sept 2019 7:20 PM ISTScientists at Stanford University have used a Transrectal Ultrasound and Photoacoustic (TRUSPA) technology to Image prostrate for detection of...
Shocking! Patient gets trapped inside MRI machine Deepanjana Sarkar20 Aug 2019 8:10 PM ISTIt's shocking that a patient got trapped inside an MRI machine.A female patient has claimed that she got stuck in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)...
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Cancer patients: ASCO Guideline Update Hina Zahid12 Aug 2019 7:00 PM ISTASCO has released an update on Clinical Practice Guideline on Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients with Cancer which has been...
Perfusion CT scan may predict response to therapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Deepanjana Sarkar7 Aug 2019 7:05 PM ISTPerfusion computed tomography (CT) scan may be useful in predicting the histopathologic response to therapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma,...
Fourfold rise in CT scan rates in pregnant women, finds a study Deepanjana Sarkar29 July 2019 7:10 PM ISTThe computed tomography (CT) scan rates in the U.S has remarkably increased in the past two decades. According to a new study, there is a fourfold...
SGLT2 inhibitors do not increase bladder cancer risk, contrary to concerns raised Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 July 2019 7:25 PM ISTFlorence, Italy: Widely used medications for type 2 diabetes, SGLT‐2 inhibitors, do not increase the risk of cancer in general or, bladder cancer in...
Minimally invasive radical hysterectomy doubles death risk in women with cervical cancer Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 July 2019 7:20 PM ISTCanada: Minimally invasive radical hysterectomy increases the risk of death and cancer recurrence compared to open radical hysterectomy in patients...
MR spectroscopy aided test may replace CT in diagnosis of early Lung Cancer Deepanjana Sarkar23 July 2019 7:20 PM ISTU.S scientists have developed Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy aided cheap metabolic test for early lung cancer detection which may replace Computed...
Broken heart can give you cancer, finds AHA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 July 2019 7:30 PM ISTDelhi: Broken heart syndrome can indeed give you cancer and vice versa -- is the finding of a recent American Heart Association (AHA) study.The study,...
Paravertebral block could save lives of women with breast cancer undergoing mastectomy Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 Jun 2019 7:10 PM ISTThe use of paravertebral block with anaesthetic propofol in women with breast cancer undergoing mastectomy lowers the rate of cancer recurrence and...
Vitamin D may reduce pain due to nerve injury or damage Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 May 2019 7:05 PM ISTVitamin D may reduce pain due to nerve injury or damage, finds a new study.Vitamin D may reduce neuropathic pain by modulating opioid signalling,...
Mammography in women aged 40 to 49 years- Harms outweigh benefits: ACP Guidance Deepanjana Sarkar10 April 2019 8:20 PM ISTMammography in women aged 40 to 49 years- Harms outweigh benefits, states new American College of Physicians( ACP) guidance for Breast Cancer...
