Smoking closely associated with increased risk of breast cancer Jacinthlyn Sylvia2 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTA new study conducted by Yujing He and team found that smoking, both actively and passively, increases women's risk of breast cancer (BC). The...
Diverticular disease associated with cancer outside gastrointestinal tract Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTDiverticular disease can present through gastrointestinal bleeding, but also through diverticulitis when patients may have fever, nausea and abdominal...
Cardiovascular diseases linked with development and survival in lung cancer Jacinthlyn Sylvia1 Nov 2022 7:30 PM ISTA new study published in Frontiers in Oncology suggests that the increased risk of lung cancer incidence and mortality associated with the diagnosis...
Coffee consumption may prolong prostate cancer-specific survival, study finds Medha Baranwal1 Nov 2022 11:15 AM ISTUSA: In a large study published in European Urology Oncology, coffee consumption in men with prostate cancer and fast caffeine metabolism are...
FAPI-PET predicts concurrent chemoradiotherapy response in esophageal cancer patients: Study Medha Baranwal31 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTChina: Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with a fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) radiotracer may predict if esophageal cancer...
Statins may reduce risk of lung cancer among patients of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 Oct 2022 12:00 PM ISTKOREA: According to research findings presented at the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) 2022 Annual Meeting, conducted on October 16–19 in...
Repotrectinib could be effective for treating ROS1 positive NSCLC: TRIDENT-1 trial Isra Zaman31 Oct 2022 9:30 AM ISTRepotrectinib has been designed to help patients with NSCLC that have a genetic rearrangement in their tumour cells called ROS1positive that can...
Experimental drug shows evidence of anti-cancer activity Isra Zaman31 Oct 2022 9:00 AM IST A new drug that inhibits an enzyme playing a crucial role in cell division and growth has shown signs of anti-cancer activity with manageable...
PET/CT can predict nature of bone lesions as 'benign' or 'malignant' in suspected prostate cancer patients Medha Baranwal31 Oct 2022 4:00 AM ISTUSA: PET/CT imaging can determine whether prostate cancer lesions that appear to have spread to the patient's bones are malignant or benign, according...
Reduced PSA Screening Rates Associated with Rise in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTSAN ANTONIO: A recent study reported in JAMA Oncology revealed that lower prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening rates were linked to later higher...
Metabolic syndrome linked with elevated risk of bladder cancer Medha Baranwal29 Oct 2022 12:00 PM ISTChina: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with an elevated risk of bladder cancer in the general population, a recent study in Frontiers in...
Targeted lung cancer drug repotrectinib shows promise in TRIDENT-1 trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Oct 2022 4:45 AM ISTResearchers have found in TRIDENT-1 trial that targeted drug repotrectinib could help treat patients with a certain type of non-small cell lung...
