New potential treatment for triple-negative breast cancer identified Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 May 2018 7:00 PM ISTThe drug called 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (decitabine) which is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of...
Use of antimalarial drug speeds up recovery of a 60-year-old cancer patient Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 May 2018 8:30 PM ISTA recently published interesting case in the journal cancer medical science has cited a case, where a patient with advanced ovarian cancer had a...
“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...
DNA-based vaccine treatment for colorectal cancer to undergo first human study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 May 2018 7:20 PM ISTFor the first time in humans, researchers will test a two-pronged approach to treat advanced-stage colorectal cancer (CRC), potentially increasing...
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...
New guideline for whole-breast radiation therapy Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Jun 2018 7:01 PM ISTThe American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a new clinical guideline for the use of whole-breast radiation therapy for breast...
SIO guideline on the use of integrative therapies for breast cancer Vinay Singh singh20 Jun 2018 7:01 PM ISTThe Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) produced an evidence-based guideline on the use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer...
Metformin Reverses Established Lung Fibrosis Vinay Singh singh3 July 2018 7:28 PM ISTMetformin appears to be safe and effective in reversing established lung fibrosis by targeting cell metabolism, according to a study published in the...
A new type of lung cancer discovered by Researchers Vinay Singh singh5 July 2018 7:05 PM ISTA new kind of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) has recently been discovered by the researchers which will show the path for developing personalized...
Acetazolamide may also benefit patients of Glioblastoma Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 July 2018 7:20 PM ISTAcetazolamide (ACZ) -- a drug used for the treatment of altitude sickness, seizures, heart failure, epilepsy, and glaucoma -- may also benefit...
New method reduces risk of chemotherapy related hair loss Hina Zahid18 Aug 2018 7:10 PM ISTLoyola Medicine is offering cancer patients a treatment that reduces the risk of hair loss by cooling the scalp.During chemotherapy sessions, the...
Hormone Therapy Can Make Prostate Cancer Worse Vinay Singh singh5 Sept 2018 7:15 PM ISTProstate cancer can sometimes withstand and outplay a standard hormone therapy, causing cancer to spread, reports a study published in the Journal of...
