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...
Proton therapy offers hope for patients with recurrent lung cancer savita thakur thakur20 March 2017 4:55 PM ISTWashington: An advanced form of image-guided radiation therapy, known as intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT), has shown early promise for the...
Lung Cancer - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap9 April 2017 9:48 AM ISTLung cancer is the commonest form of malignancy world over and is the most common cause of death. The disease is fatal if not treated early. Although,...
Breakthrough in Lung cancer treatment: Scientists may Predict post operative relapse supriya kashyap kashyap29 April 2017 12:07 PM ISTTracking unstable chromosomes helps predict lung cancer's returnScientists have found that unstable chromosomes within lung tumours increases the risk...
Men need more frequent lung cancer screening than women supriya kashyap kashyap4 May 2017 10:50 AM ISTMen need more frequent lung cancer screening than women, according to research presented at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC).The US...
Adaptive radiotherapy reduces pneumonitis while controlling lung cancer supriya kashyap kashyap6 May 2017 4:39 PM ISTVienna : Lung cancer patients who are treated with radiotherapy can develop an inflammation of the lung tissue called pneumonitis; this can limit the...
Prototype drug uses novel mechanism to treat lung cancer supriya kashyap kashyap17 May 2017 9:55 AM ISTCells are constantly turning proteins on and off via molecular switches -- phosphate molecules -- that have become common drug targets. Said Dr....
Sweetening connection between cancer and sugar Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Jun 2017 10:20 AM ISTIn a new study, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found that some types of cancers have more of a sweet tooth than others."It has...
Largest genome-wide study of lung cancer susceptibility identifies new causes Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Jun 2017 1:32 PM ISTA huge study identified several new variants for lung cancer risk that will translate into improved understanding of the mechanisms involved in lung...
Lab on a chip could monitor health, germs and pollutants Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Jun 2017 9:48 AM ISTImagine wearing a device that continuously analyzes your sweat or blood for different types of biomarkers, such as proteins that show you may have...
Discovery could guide immunotherapy for lung cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Jun 2017 9:22 AM ISTScientists have discovered a new type of immune cell that could predict which lung cancer patients will benefit most from immunotherapy treatment,...
Glowing tumor technology helps surgeons remove hidden cancer cells Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 July 2017 10:00 AM ISTPHILADELPHIA - Surgeons were able to identify and remove a greater number of cancerous nodules from lung cancer patients when combining intraoperative...
