Hormone therapy for prostate cancer ups depression: study supriya kashyap kashyap18 April 2016 3:29 PM ISTNew York : Elderly men being treated with hormone therapy for prostate cancer are likely to experience an increased risk of depression, a study has...
New, non-invasive method to wipe out cancerous tumors: study supriya kashyap kashyap28 Jun 2016 3:23 PM ISTMatthew Gdovin, an associate professor in the UTSA Department of Biology, has developed a newly patented method to kill cancer cells. His discovery,...
Obesity on rise among colorectal, breast cancer survivors supriya kashyap kashyap12 Aug 2016 1:50 PM ISTNew York : Obesity was more prevalent in patients who were diagnosed with cancer, particularly among survivors of colorectal and breast cancers,...
Obese patients with kidney cancer may live longer: Study supriya kashyap kashyap8 Sept 2016 9:08 AM ISTWashington : Obesity usually shortens our lifespan but a new US study found that overweight patients with advanced kidney cancer had significantly...
Palliative Care Should be Standard in Cancer Treatment: Guideline supriya kashyap kashyap5 Nov 2016 1:56 PM ISTFor patients with advanced cancer, palliative care should start early and be an integral part of treatment, not just something added on near the end...
Older women with breast cancer not included in medical trials : Study supriya kashyap kashyap23 Dec 2016 9:00 AM ISTOlder women are still underrepresented in medical trials evaluating treatments for breast cancer, according to a new study.Of three different types of...
Statins do not benefit patients with lung cancer, new study shows supriya kashyap kashyap4 March 2017 10:16 AM ISTCholesterol-lowering drugs used alongside chemotherapy have no effect on treatment outcomes for lung cancer patients, according to a new study.Recent...
Using Ultrasound and Microbubbles to detect malignant cancer in humans: Study supriya kashyap kashyap6 April 2017 12:48 PM ISTA team led by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine has demonstrated a way to diagnose cancer without resorting to surgery,...
Three-week radiation therapy given post mastectomy safe and effective: Study supriya kashyap kashyap5 May 2017 10:40 AM ISTA shorter course of radiation therapy given to breast cancer patients following mastectomy is safe and effective and cuts treatment time in half. That...
New way of predicting GFR for accurate chemotherapy dosing Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 July 2017 10:00 AM ISTWashington D.C. [USA] : A team of researchers has come up with a new statistical model that estimates kidney function in patients with...
High dose of vitamin B linked with lung cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Aug 2017 9:00 AM ISTNew research suggests long-term, high-dose supplementation with vitamins B6 and B12 long touted by the vitamin industry for increasing energy and...
Udated ASCO antiemetic guidelines for patients on chemotherapy and radiation therapy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Oct 2017 7:00 PM ISTThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has updated the previously published guidelines from 2015 for antiemetic use. The guidelines...
