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Johnson & Johnson prostate cancer drug reduces risk of cancer spread and death in late-stage studyThe study, which followed patients for over five years, found that those who received the regimen were nine times more likely to have lit...
AstraZeneca gets CDSCO approval for Durvalumab in gastric cancer treatmentAstraZeneca Pharma India has secured approval for Durvalumab. This drug, combined with chemotherapy, will treat gastric and gastroesophagea...
Moderna shares up 2% as skin cancer vaccine shows sustained benefit in five-year follow-upModerna and Merck said on Tuesday their experimental personalized vaccine continued to cut the risk of death or recurrence of the most dea...
Just 30 minutes a day can cut your cancer risk. Study reveals howNew research from Edith Cowan University reveals exercise's power against cancer. Even one session of resistance or high-intensity interval...
Study reveals how an accessible medicine could help prevent colorectal cancer relapseLow-dose aspirin may help prevent colorectal cancer relapse in patients with certain genetic mutations. A new study found daily aspirin can...
Breakthrough Cancer test allows more Breast Cancer patients to skip ChemotherapyA new genetic test called MammaPrint is helping many breast cancer patients. This test determines the risk of cancer recurrence. Women with...
Robotic surgery conducted on breast-cancer patient; Delhi hospital says '1st in north India'A 37-year-old woman with recurrent breast cancer and a BRCA gene mutation underwent a successful robotic oncological surgery at a Delhi hos...
Big breakthrough in medical treatment: Korean scientists find undo button that turns tumour cells into normal onesKorean scientists at KAIST have developed ground-breaking technology that transforms colon cancer cells into normal cells, preventing their...
If I'm diagnosed with one cancer, am I likely to get another?Receiving a cancer diagnosis can lead to concerns about the cancer returning. Cancer recurrence, when the same type of cancer reappears aft...
Immunotherapy can stall the growth of malignant cells in cervical cancer patients: StudyIn India, cervical cancer is the second most common in women, making up close to 18 per cent of the new cancer cases, the International Age...
Diabetes hampers response to cervical cancer treatment, new study revealsA study by the Delhi State Cancer Institute (DSCI) found that cervical cancer patients with diabetes, especially when combined with hyperte...
Balanced diet, adequate sleep & weight management among ways to healthy life after breast cancerA high quality diet can help maintain a healthy body weight and heart health.
HPV vaccine helps fight cervical cancer in older women, says studyA study suggests that giving injections to women who are going for treatment of precancerous lesions may reduce the risk of it happening ag...
Love diet soda? It can lower recurrence of colon cancerSoft drinks can also reduce fatal cases in patients who have been treated with advanced colon cancer.
A carb-rich diet intake may increase risk of cancer recurrenceEating high amounts of carbs & sugar during the year prior to treatment increases risk of recurrence.
Oncology-focused startup OncoStem secures $6 million from Sequoia-led roundOncoStem's lead product, 'CanAssist-Breast', can potentially help breast cancer patients avoid unnecessary chemotherapy.
Pancreatic cancer can be 'suffocated' using anti-diabetes drugPancreatic cancer stem cells are addicted to oxygen-based metabolism, and could be "suffocated" with a drug already used to treat diabetes.
Two inexpensive generic drugs can reduce breast cancer deathsThe studies, both published in The Lancet, suggest that two types of drugs, aromatase inhibitors (AIs) and bisphosphonates, can be used tog...
Doctors at Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital find way to reduce risk of oral cancerThe innovation is an 'extra cut' - a dissection in medical parlance - along the neck to detect if the patient's cancer had spread from his/...
New treatment for ovarian cancer developedDoctors said the new treatment can improve response rates (increase the rate of tumour shrinkage) and delay cancer progression.