Hodgkin Lymphoma in Adults :Latest updated Guideline Vinay Singh singh12 Sept 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe highly favorable long-term prognosis of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) necessitates careful consideration of the intensity of treatment as well as a...
Antimicrobial prophylaxis in immunosuppressed cancer patients -IDS, ASCO Updated Guideline Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Sept 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) have released an updated guideline on antimicrobial...
Levofloxacin With Chemo Reduces Bacteremia in Pediatric Leukemia Vinay Singh singh24 Sept 2018 7:05 PM ISTA new study published in JAMA reports that among children with acute leukemia receiving intensive chemotherapy, receipt of levofloxacin prophylaxis...
New Vaccine has promise against a range of cancers Vinay Singh singh4 Oct 2018 7:28 PM ISTUsing the patients' own blood cells, researchers created personalized vaccines to target HER2-positive cancer throughout the body, reports data from a...
Wilms tumour- GOI Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap22 Oct 2018 7:00 PM ISTDr Anil K. D’ Cruz, Director and chief Head and Neck Services, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai has prepared Standard Treatment Guidelines for Wilms...
A case of brown and striped nails after chemotherapy Hina Zahid22 Oct 2018 6:00 PM ISTDr Musa F. Alzahrani at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has reported a case of nails turning brown and striped after chemotherapy. The case...
Sugar supplement slows tumour growth and can improve cancer treatment Hina Zahid24 Nov 2018 7:15 PM ISTMannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple types of...
Immunotherapy better than chemotherapy for some Head and Neck Cancers Hina Zahid8 Dec 2018 7:20 PM ISTA randomized clinical trial involving 97 medical centers in 20 countries, including Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, found that treating...
New drug improves survival in multiple myeloma patients: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Dec 2018 7:15 PM ISTUK: A therapeutic drug, called lenalidomide, has shown improved outcomes and survival rates in patients with a serious type of bone marrow cancer...
High Blood Pressure drug may improve treatment of ovarian cancer Hina Zahid23 Jan 2019 7:10 PM ISTHigh Blood Pressure drug losartan may improve treatment of ovarian cancer is the finding of a new study from a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)...
FDA approves first therapy for rare blood clotting disorder Hina Zahid6 Feb 2019 7:25 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cablivi (caplacizumab-yhdp) injection, the first therapy specifically indicated for the treatment...
Unique case of nasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting with Lemierre syndrome symptoms Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 March 2019 6:00 PM ISTTsuyoshi Ito at Department of Pediatrics, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan and colleagues have reported a unique case of NPC...
