Liver Cancer Or Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap4 Dec 2016 9:41 AM ISTLiver cancer or primary liver cancer or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is, as the name suggests, a primary malignant tumor arising from the liver...
Nivolumab shows long-term survival in severe liver cancer patients: Study supriya kashyap kashyap23 April 2017 10:38 AM ISTResults from the Check Mate 040 study presented found that nivolumab, an immuno-oncology drug which acts by modulating the immune system, produces...
BEWARE: Hepatitis C Infection most common in North India, points out SRL Diagnostics Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 July 2017 4:33 PM ISTNew Delhi : An analysis done by SRL Diagnostics, the leading diagnostic chain in India on Viral Hepatitis (A, B, C, E) testing done in its...
Chronic cell death promotes liver cancer supriya kashyap kashyap30 Sept 2017 10:24 AM ISTLiver cancer occurs predominantly in patients whose liver has been damaged as a result of chronic disease. Until now it has remained in the dark how...
Can an Aspirin a Day Keep Liver Cancer at bay? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 Oct 2017 8:00 PM ISTA new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases – found that daily aspirin...
New Drug effective against resistant hepatitis C found Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Dec 2017 7:20 PM ISTHepatitis C is caused by a highly infectious virus affecting millions across the globe and can lead to a variety of liver ailments. While the...
Hepatitis B vaccination at birth may not be necessary in India : ICMR Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Jan 2018 8:30 PM ISTA large multi-centre study done in North India shows that many newborns are protected at birth by natural antibodies to Hepatitis-B and so Hep-B...
90% of hepatitis B patients unaware of their disease : Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 March 2018 7:02 PM ISTThe 69th World Health Assembly approved the Global Health Sector Strategy to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Despite the fact that no virological...
Five Years of Regular Aspirin Use Helps Prevent Common Liver Cancer Hina Zahid18 Nov 2018 7:15 PM ISTSAN FRANCISCO: Data from a new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting® – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases –...
Cirrhosis sets in early in those infected with Hepatitis C in womb Vinay Singh singh12 Dec 2018 7:25 PM ISTThe study published in the Journal of Hepatology has reported that perinatal Hepatitis C Infection leads to earlier cirrhosis later on. Therefore...
Direct-acting antivirals reduce risk of liver cancer in Hepatitis C patients: Lancet Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Feb 2019 7:25 PM ISTIn a prospective, longitudinal study the investigators have found that treatment of chronic hepatitis C with direct-acting antivirals is associated...
Whole grains and cereal fiber reduce risk of Liver Cancer: JAMA Deepanjana Sarkar4 March 2019 8:20 PM ISTWhole grains and cereal fibre reduce the risk of developing Liver Cancer, finds a new study.Regular intake of whole grains, cereal fibre, and bran...
