Prostate cancer recurrence can be accurately detected by PSMA PET/MRI Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: PSMA (prostate-specific membrane antigen) PET/MRI can successfully determine whether the cancer is likely to return within two years of...
Researchers develop bifunctional cancer cell-based vaccine to simultaneously kill and prevent brain cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Jan 2023 9:30 AM ISTUsing gene engineering, the researchers are repurposing cancer cells to develop a therapeutic that kills tumor cells and stimulates the immune system...
Mechanism behind liver cancer hijacking circadian clock machinery inside cells uncovered in recent study Isra Zaman7 Jan 2023 9:15 AM ISTThe most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is already the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally-and cases...
Breast density and microcalcifications associated with increased risk of breast cancer Jacinthlyn Sylvia6 Jan 2023 11:00 AM ISTBreast density increases the incidence of microcalcification, an independent risk factor for breast cancer, says an article published in BMC Breast...
Indoor tanning tied to increased risk of multiple primary melanomas, study says Medha Baranwal5 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A case-control study has shed light on the increasing prevalence of indoor tanning and its association with multiple primary melanomas,...
Cancer vaccine to simultaneously kill and prevent brain cancer developed Isra Zaman5 Jan 2023 9:15 AM ISTScientists are harnessing a new way to turn cancer cells into potent, anti-cancer agents. A research team from the lab of Khalid Shah, MS, PhD, at...
Bursectomy not a recommended standard procedure for cT3-T4a gastric cancer Dr.Niharika Harsha B4 Jan 2023 9:45 AM ISTJapan Researchers found that bursectomy is not a recommended standard procedure for cT3-T4a gastric cancer in D2 gastrectomy in their phase III trial....
Whole-body PET/CT reduces total scan time in patients with melanoma: Study Medha Baranwal3 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTGermany: A recent study has found that in melanoma patients, low-dose long axial field-of-view (LAFOV) PET/CT imaging is feasible and could reduce...
Targeted therapy for children with high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma reduces relapse rates, shows trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Jan 2023 9:45 AM ISTA targeted therapy for children with high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) was shown to significantly reduce relapse rates when tested in a large...
Study finds that delaying antibiotics for neutropenic fever may not affect survival of cancer inpatients Isra Zaman2 Jan 2023 9:30 AM ISTNeutropenia-low levels of white blood cells called neutrophils, which fight infection-develops in more than 80% of patients who receive chemotherapy...
Link between COVID-19 vaccination and breakthrough infections, complications in cancer patients Isra Zaman2 Jan 2023 9:15 AM ISTPatients with cancer are known to have increased risk of COVID-19 complications, including death.In a recent study, published in JAMA Oncology, the...
Study finds inherited link to appendix cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTOne of every 10 patients with appendiceal cancer carries a germline genetic variant associated with cancer predisposition, according to a study in...
