Aggressive surgery is best treatment option for early stage lung cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 Dec 2017 7:00 PM ISTPatients with early-stage lung cancer live longer when they receive a lobectomy -- the most common type of operation for the disease -- rather than a...
How to Blunt Double-Edged Sword of Cancer Therapy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 Dec 2017 7:18 PM ISTResearchers from Harvard Medical School and the Institute of Systems Biology have discovered that the remains of tumor cells killed by chemotherapy or...
Now a Diamond membrane to measures radiation dose accurately Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Dec 2017 7:10 PM ISTDepending on the dose and the target, radiation can cause incredible damage to healthy cells or it can be used to treat cancer and other diseases. To...
Electromagnetic field exposure linked to increased risk of miscarriage Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 Dec 2017 7:22 PM ISTA study of real-world exposure to non-ionizing radiation from magnetic fields in pregnant women found a significantly higher rate of miscarriage,...
Radiosurgery or whole-brain radiation in patients with multiple brain metastases? Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Dec 2017 7:20 PM ISTAlthough targeted therapies have produced dramatic advances in our ability to control some types of advanced lung cancer, the growth of the disease in...
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...
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...
Breakthrough: Amrita Scientists turn Bone biomineral into radio frequency agent for cheaper diagnosis of cancer Medical Dialogues Bureau29 Jan 2018 10:56 PM ISTIn a project funded by the Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, Scientists of Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine at Kochi’s Amrita...
Sunbed use not a definite cause of malignant melanoma Medical Dialogues Bureau2 Feb 2018 7:10 PM ISTThere have been an observed increase in skin cancer rates recently and time and again a question has been raised whether artificial UV radiation...
Cell phones Are Safe for Humans says research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Feb 2018 7:30 PM ISTSince the time Cell phones became widely used in the 1990s, its radiations and a potential link to cancer risks have baffled scientists and consumers...
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...
Most emergency CT scans for head trauma not prescribed as per NICE criteria Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Feb 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe researchers from Radiology Department of Fatebenefratelli-Sacco Hospital in Milan, Italy conducted a study to find out whether all the CT''s...
