Surgery delay due to COVID-19 may increase risk in some gastrointestinal malignancies: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 July 2020 1:45 AM GMTBoston, Mass. – Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread cancellations of electively-scheduled or 'non-emergency' operations were implemented to...
FDA approves oral treatment for certain blood cancers Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 July 2020 10:14 PM GMTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Inqovi (decitabine and cedazuridine) tablets for treatment of adult patients with myelodysplastic...
High BP drugs may reduce risk of colorectal cancer: AHA Journal Hina Zahid6 July 2020 7:15 AM GMTDALLAS --Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide.Researchers have found that...
Gynecologic Cancer: Apixaban effective oral option for post-surgery thromboprophylaxis Medha6 July 2020 2:30 AM GMTUSA: Oral apixaban may be a safer alternative to subcutaneous enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis after surgery for gynecologic cancer,...
Multiparametric prostate MRI helps detect prostate cancer without biopsy Medha5 July 2020 1:30 PM GMTUSA: A recent study published in the World Journal of Urology throws light on the use of multiparametric prostate MRI (mpMRI) for the managem...
Prostate cancer survivors at higher risk of dementia: Study Medha4 July 2020 1:45 AM GMTKorea: Prostate cancer (PC) survivors may be at higher risk for dementia which might be due to the screening effects of PC, according to a recent...
Glowing dye may aid in excising cancer with precision Hina Zahid4 July 2020 1:00 AM GMTCurrent methods of intraoperative margin assessment in breast conserving surgery are impractical, unreliable, or time consuming.'Clean margins' are a...
Ursodeoxycholic acid prevents gallstone formation after gastrectomy: JAMA Surgery Medha3 July 2020 6:45 AM GMTKorea: Administration of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) may prevent gallstone formation after gastrectomy for gastric cancer, a recent study in ...
FDA approves avelumab for local or metastatic urothelial carcinoma Hina Zahid3 July 2020 4:00 AM GMTROCKLAND --The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for BAVENCIO® (avelumab) for...
Shilpa Medicare launches generic Axitinib to treat advanced kidney cancer ruchika2 July 2020 7:48 AM GMTAXISHIL is used to treat patients suffering from Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC).
Prostate cancer: Oral relugolix bests inj leuprolide for rapid testosterone suppression Medha1 July 2020 8:00 AM GMTUSA: The use of oral relugolix in men with prostate cancer may help to achieve rapid, sustained suppression of testosterone levels as compared...
Pre-operative MRI may identify additional breast cancer sites for better management Medha30 Jun 2020 5:15 AM GMTUSA: Additional sites of cancer were identified by preoperative MRI in 11.2% of women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to a recent ...
