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Novartis experimental actinium-based drug shows promise in prostate cancer treatment: StudyNovartis' new experimental actinium-based drug shows promise against prostate cancer. Early data on Sunday revealed anti-tumour activity, e...
Top private hospitals may drop out of government health plansPrivate hospitals in India are feeling the pinch as government health schemes yield diminishing returns. This downturn provokes a critical ...
Miracle drug kills cancer 20,000x faster, and scientists say it has zero side effectsResearchers have redesigned a common chemotherapy drug into a spherical nucleic acid (SNA), dramatically increasing its potency by 20,000 t...
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...
IIT-Guwahati develops injectable hydrogel for targeted breast cancer therapy with less side effectsResearchers at IIT Guwahati and Bose Institute, Kolkata, have created an advanced injectable hydrogel for localized cancer treatment. This ...
What is Mucositis, the painful cancer chemotherapy treatment side effect Hina Khan is fighting withHina Khan has been diagnosed with mucositis as a side effect of her chemotherapy for stage three breast cancer. She shared the news on Inst...
Princess of Wales and King Charles: one in two people develop cancer during their lives - the diseases and treatments explainedCancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. One in two people will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime - so the condition wil...
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...
Glenmark introduces medication to prevent chemotherapy-induced nauseaThe company has introduced IV injection formulation Akynzeo IV in a fixed dose combination of fosnetupitant (235 mg) and palonosetron (0.25...
New 3D device may cut side-effects of chemotherapy including hair loss, nausea & heart failureThe device absorbs excess chemotherapy drugs before they spread throughout the body.
New chemotherapy delivery hits precise targetHaving got a US patent in April this year, Kumar claims his precision-targeted drug delivery system is market-ready. “I think we will go in...
- Breast cancer treatment successfully stops tumour growth
Melbourne, July 28 (IANS) A breast cancer treatment developed by Australian researchers has successfully halted tumour growth for twice as ...
View: Demonetisation causes intense pain, government needs to demonstrate more empathyDemonetisation is unlike other policies, it has benefits but also pain built into it. The closest analogy to it is of chemotherapy used in ...
AIIMS test: Ayurvedic cancer drug improves quality of lifeIndia has led in alternative therapies for various illnesses, including cancer, for decades but it's only now that they are getting validat...
New test to predict relapse of testicular cancersThis test could be used in the clinic to make decisions about which patients should be given chemotherapy.
Oral chemotherapy raises hope for stomach cancer patientsA combination of low dose tablets taken orally promises to be not just a cost effective chemotherapy but is showing positive results in sur...
IIT Madras sets target to kill only cancer cellsThe team has created a class of molecules called immunotoxins to specifically target cancer cells, while leaving healthy cells unaffected.
Protein therapy may stop cancer from spreadingStanford researchers have developed a new protein therapy that could offer a safe and effective alternative to chemotherapy that is used to...
Exercise boosts tumour-fighting ability of chemotherapyScientists have found that combining exercise with chemotherapy may shrink tumours more than chemotherapy alone.
- Australian scientists announce cancer drug breakthrough
Australian scientists on Friday said they have developed a cancer treatment which could deliver lethal doses of drugs to tumours without th...