Will she make it? Asma Assad, Bashar al-Assad’s wife, is fighting for life, has 50/50 chance of survival because of blood cancerAsma al-Assad, wife of ex-Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, is battling aggressive leukaemia and has a 50/50 chance of survival. She is repo...
Italy's former Prime Minister Berlusconi has leukaemiaFormer Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who was admitted to a hospital due to respiratory problems on Wednesday, is suffering from...
Former Inter Milan and Lazio striker Sinisa Mihajlovic dies at 53 following long battle with leukaemiaSinisa Mihajlovic, former manager of AC Milan, passed away on Friday. He was fighting a long battle with Leukaemia.
Alembic gets USFDA nod for cancer treatment drugDasatinib Tablet is indicated for the treatment of newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) i...
Smoking increases the risk of bone fracture: Five things we learnt about health from research on twinsWhat has research from twins taught us about specific diseases and the human body?
Blood cancer accelerates premature ageing in healthy bone marrow cellsScientists found that leukaemia induces ageing of the local non-cancer environment.
- Rugby-Australia back Lealiifano's leukaemia in remission
RUGBY UNION-SUPER/LEALIIFANO:Rugby-Australia back Lealiifano's leukaemia in remission
Brain tumour affects all age groups & gendersIn India, the situation is particularly grave since a large population is predominantly underprivileged & undereducated.
All about what happened to the people post Hiroshima atomic blastHiroshima in 1945 killed 140K people; most died instantly, while the rest succumbed to injuries in the weeks afterwards.
New treatment for leukaemia could replace chemotherapyThe average survival time of these patients is between one and two years when they receive standard treatment.
Designer cells cure cancer in one-year old in world firstRecent developments have led to treatments where immune cells are gathered from patients and programmed using gene therapy to recognise and...
First comprehensive computer model of development of blood cells createdThe human body produces over 2.5 million new blood cells during every second of our adult lives, but how this process is controlled remains...
New drug provides fresh hope for cancer patientsA new type of cancer therapy has produced dramatic results in patients with advanced leukaemia in an early-phase clinical trial, scientists...
US asked not to pressurise India to reject drug licenseUACT is an international network of people affected by cancer who share the conviction that cancer treatment and care should be available e...
- Glenmark finds molecule for treating blood cancer
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Thursday said it has discovered a new drug molecule which can treat blood and lymph cancer, besides inflammator...
- Facebook 'helps save boy suffering from cancer'
Facebook seems to be emerging more than just a popular social networking website -- it has helped save a four-year-old boy suffering from l...
- China recalls contaminated leukaemia drugs
China, a major global supplier, has been facing growing international pressure to improve the quality of its exports after dangerous toxins...