New Research yields hope for amyloidosis supriya kashyap kashyap6 Dec 2016 9:03 AM ISTTwo new treatments are showing promise and overall survival is on the rise for AL amyloidosis, according to a series of studies involving researchers...
Scientists make breakthrough discovery for testicular cancer supriya kashyap kashyap6 Dec 2016 12:25 PM ISTWashington : In a recent study, researchers have identified unique genomic changes that may be integral to testicular cancer development and explain...
Cancer treatments like chemotherapy cause collateral damage in kids supriya kashyap kashyap26 Dec 2016 12:14 PM ISTWhen exposed to cancer treatment like chemotherapy and radiation, brain and heart tissues in very young children are more prone to apoptosis or...
Tata Memorial Hospital begins 1st Clinical Trial on Hairloss on Chemotherapy Meghna Singhania19 Jan 2017 2:19 PM ISTHair loss during chemotherapy is a common phenomena. It is also a cause of worry for many patients, especially women, with highly reported fall in...
Malaria drug successfully treats 26-year-old brain cancer patient supriya kashyap kashyap20 Jan 2017 12:40 PM ISTAfter her brain cancer became resistant to chemotherapy and then to targeted treatments, 26-year-old Lisa Rosendahl's doctors gave her only a few...
Bladder Cancer-Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap29 Jan 2017 9:32 AM ISTIntroductionMinistry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has issued the Standard Treatment Guidelines for Bladder Cancer.Following are...
Overuse of chemotherapy among younger patients with colon cancer: JAMA Surgery supriya kashyap kashyap30 Jan 2017 12:01 PM ISTYoung and middle-aged patients with colon cancer are nearly two to eight times more likely to receive postoperative chemotherapy than older patients,...
Twice a day radiation therapy cuts down deaths from cancer : European Cancer Congress 2017 supriya kashyap kashyap28 Jan 2017 2:19 PM ISTWashington : A study suggests that treating head and neck cancer patients with twice-a-day radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy can prove...
MS treatment that resets immune system may halt disease progression for at least 5 years supriya kashyap kashyap23 Feb 2017 2:05 PM ISTA type of treatment for multiple sclerosis that 'resets' the immune system may stop progression of the disease in nearly half of patients.In a new...
Nicotinamide riboside, vitamin B3 prevents nerve pain caused by cancer drugs supriya kashyap kashyap24 Feb 2017 2:41 PM ISTA new study in rats suggests that nicotinamide riboside (NR), a form of vitamin B3, may be useful for treating or preventing nerve pain (neuropathy)...
First patient cured of rare blood disorder supriya kashyap kashyap26 March 2017 10:38 AM ISTUsing a technique that avoids the use of high-dose chemotherapy and radiation in preparation for a stem cell transplant, physicians at the University...
Immunotherapy drug becomes first therapy approved by FDA for rare skin cancer supriya kashyap kashyap28 March 2017 11:23 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday granted accelerated approval to the checkpoint inhibitor Bavencio (avelumab) for the treatment of...
