Blueberry extract gives boost to cervical cancer therapy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 Dec 2017 7:25 PM ISTAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 12,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer each...
Small-cell lung cancer patients face barriers to receiving standard-of-care treatment Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Jan 2018 7:25 PM ISTDespite decades of clinical research establishing chemotherapy with thoracic radiation as the standard-of-care for the initial management of...
Cardiac Tamponade: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Jan 2018 7:30 PM ISTCardiac tamponade is a medical emergency in which blood or fluids fill the space between the sac that covers the heart and the heart muscle.This...
Radiation therapy algorithm could reduce side effects, maintain effect against tumors Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Jan 2018 7:30 PM ISTResearchers at North Carolina State University have developed a mathematical model for computing radiation therapy treatments that could substantially...
More than a Million Patients Treated with Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in 50 years Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 Jan 2018 7:10 PM ISTGamma Knife radiosurgery, the undisputed gold standard for the treatment of intracranial indications and a gentler alternative to traditional brain...
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...
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...
Cancer is One of the Top Killers. Here's How You Can Avoid It? Ruby khatun khatun22 March 2018 9:00 AM ISTCancer is one of those diseases that people dread. It is the second cause of death in children.With advanced scientific researches and developments,...
Combo of external beam & brachytherapy reduces prostate cancer metastasis : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 March 2018 7:15 PM ISTProstate cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed among men in the U.S and according to an estimate 161,000 men were diagnosed in 2017.There...
Updated ASTRO guideline for palliative lung RT Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 April 2018 7:02 PM ISTThe American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) today issued an update to its clinical guideline for the use of palliative-intent radiation...
USPSTF Recommendation Statement for screening Thyroid Cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTIn 2013, the incidence rate of thyroid cancer in the United States was 15.3 cases per 100,000 persons, which is a significant increase from 1975, when...
