Cemiplimab plus chemotherapy prolongs life and improves QoL in patients with advanced lung cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 May 2023 11:00 AM ISTUSA: Cemiplimab plus chemotherapy can improve survival and also affects quality of life in patients with advanced lung cancer versus placebo...
GLP-1 analogues may fight off cancer in people with obesity Medha Baranwal16 May 2023 10:45 AM ISTIreland: Therapy with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogues may restore natural killer (NK) cell functionality in people with obesity,...
How both metabolically healthy and unhealthy 'forms' of obesity increase risk of various obesity-related cancers Isra Zaman16 May 2023 9:00 AM ISTNew research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that both the metabolically healthy and unhealthy ‘forms’ of obesity are...
Early specialist palliative care fails to improve QoL in patients undergoing abdominal surgery for cancer: JAMA Medha Baranwal15 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A randomized clinical trial involving 235 adults undergoing abdominal surgeries for cancer showed no evidence that a specialist palliative care...
Venetoclax-obinutuzumab combo bests chemoimmunotherapy among chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients Jacinthlyn Sylvia15 May 2023 9:00 AM ISTIn healthy people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), venetoclax-obinutuzumab with or without ibrutinib was better than chemoimmunotherapy, says...
Daily vitamin D intake reduced cancer mortality: Study Isra Zaman13 May 2023 9:30 AM ISTVitamin D intake could reduce cancer mortality in the population by twelve percent - provided the vitamin is taken daily. This was the result of an...
New PET radiotracer shows potential for cancer imaging, study shows Medha Baranwal12 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTChina: A new PET radiotracer binds to two established diagnostic targets in cancer patients that may have advantages over current approaches owing to...
Obesity during adulthood tied to increased risk of GI cancer: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 May 2023 11:00 AM ISTUSA: Overweight and obese body mass index (BMI) in early and middle adulthood may increase the risk of gastrointestinal cancer, a recent study...
Bone biomarkers and prostate cancer survival strongly linked: Study Isra Zaman12 May 2023 9:15 AM ISTProstate cancer falls the top ten leading sites of occurrence for cancer in India. Understanding the factors that influence patient outcomes is...
Can daily vitamin D supplementation reduce cancer mortality? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 May 2023 10:15 AM ISTUSA: A recent study published in Ageing Research Reviews has revealed that daily vitamin D administration can reduce cancer mortality by 12% compared...
USPSTF recommends breast cancer screening every other year starting at age 40 Medha Baranwal10 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (UPSTF) has released a draft recommendation statement for breast cancer screening. In its updated...
Blinatumomab promising for treatment of aggressive infant leukemia with 81.6% disease-free survival rate: NEJM Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran9 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTNetherlands: In a study conducted by researchers, Blinatumomab, a bispecific T-cell engager molecule, to be safe and efficacious for infants with...
