Scleroderma study: Hope for a longer life for patients with rare autoimmune disorder Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Jan 2018 7:25 PM ISTAn unusual autoimmune disease that causes skin and lung damage can be treated effectively by stem cell transplant, a new study in the New England...
FDA approves first treatment for breast cancer with a certain inherited genetic mutation Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Jan 2018 7:28 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approved use of Lynparza (olaparib tablets) to include the treatment of patients with certain types...
New biomarkers for colorectal cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Jan 2018 7:00 PM ISTResearchers from the University of Luxembourg found a new biomarker for colorectal cancer (CRC) that might improve therapy and survival rates of...
Combination chemotherapy may significantly improve treatment for deadly brain tumor Ruby khatun khatun23 Jan 2018 7:37 PM ISTA diagnosis of the brain cancer glioblastoma carries a dismal prognosis, with most patients dying within five years. Now a team led by Massachusetts...
Long survival in patients of Esophageal Cancer who comply with advice of Surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Jan 2018 7:10 PM ISTAccording to a research presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, it has been concluded that in patients of...
Oxygen-filled microbubbles increase susceptibility of breast cancer to radiation therapy Medical Dialogues Bureau5 Feb 2018 7:22 PM ISTMost solid tumours are oxygen-deficient as they quickly outgrow the supply of oxygen-carrying blood vessels that can penetrate the tumour mass.This...
Diet May Influence the Spread of a Deadly Type of Breast Cancer, Study Finds Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Feb 2018 7:10 PM ISTA single protein building block commonly found in food may hold a key to preventing the spread of an often-deadly type of breast cancer, according to...
Early PET-CT shall reduce Pancreatic cancer surgery by 20% : NICE Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Feb 2018 7:30 PM ISTNICE has released its first Guideline which covers diagnosing and managing pancreatic cancer in adults aged 18 and over.It recommends the use of a...
A virus to be used as an effective immunotherapy in patients with brain cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Feb 2018 7:25 PM ISTResearchers from University of Leeds and The Institute of Cancer Research in London have found that a type of virus called reovirus if injected could...
New tech identifies biomarkers for many deadly diseases Medical Dialogues Bureau13 Feb 2018 7:25 PM ISTThere still are no good bio markers for many diseases that have high mortality.The Scientists have developed a way to identify bio markers for a wide...
Low dose radiation after induction chemo highly effective in HPV+ head and neck cancers Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Feb 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe results of the phase II OPTIMA clinical trial presented at the 2018 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium in Scottsdale, Arizona...
Tree Nuts increase disease free survival in Colon Cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 March 2018 7:25 PM ISTDr.Charles S. Fuchs and other researchers at Yale Cancer Center conducted a large cohort study which revealed that disease-free survival increases in...
