Early closure of ileostomy after rectal resection for cancer fails to provide better QoL Medha Baranwal13 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTSwitzerland: A recent study in the journal Diseases of the Colon & Rectum showed that early closure of ileostomy (at 2 weeks) does not provide a...
Covid-19 vaccination associated with low Covid infection in cancer patients MD Editorial Team13 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTCancer patients are at a greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection, although it is uncertain if SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is useful for them. According to a...
Orchidectomy more Cardiotoxic compared to Medical Castration in Prostate Cancer patients MD Editorial Team13 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe role of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in the treatment of prostate cancer is debatable. ADT has a rapid and dramatic clinical effect in men...
Researchers report novel findings for breast cancer patients with obesity, diabetes Hina Zahid11 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTBoston -Obesity, insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes are risk factors for breast cancer in post-menopausal women. The metabolic and inflammatory...
Local ablative radiation may delay disease progression in oligometastatic prostate cancer patients: Study MD Editorial Team10 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTGermany: Local ablative radiation (aRT) for oligometastatic prostate cancer (PCa) has shown great promise and has been a focus of current clinical...
Cancer drug Dasatinib also lowers blood glucose, finds retrospective study Hina Zahid9 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTROCHESTER, Minnesota - Dasatinib, a drug that often is used to treat certain types of leukemia, may have antidiabetic effects comparable to...
Flaps or grafts increase surgical site infection risk among lower extremity MMS cases: Study Dr. Shravani Dali9 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTFlaps or grafts for closure of lower extremity larger wound sizes are associated with an increased risk of surgical site infection in lower extremity...
Chemotherapy decreases Overall Mortality of metastatic urachal carcinoma: Study MD Editorial Team8 Dec 2021 9:15 AM ISTOverall, the very aggressive nature of metastatic urachal carcinoma (m-UraC), when distant metastases are present, and observed that m-UraC patients...
Statin use interferes with prostate cancer screening results: JAMA Hina Zahid7 Dec 2021 10:15 AM ISTProstate cancer screening results differ in men taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs compared with non-users, a study conducted at Tampere...
Chemotherapy more effective in relapsed ovarian cancer when coupled with cytoreductive surgery: NEJM MD Editorial Team6 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTDelhi: A new study conducted by Philipp Harter and the team shows that cytoreductive surgery followed by chemotherapy resulted in longer overall...
Advanced endoscopic management bests surgery for non-malignant polyps: Study Dr. Shravani Dali4 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTAdvanced endoscopic interventions for non-malignant polyps (NMP) are safe and effective, according to a recent study published in the American ...
Geriatric assessment and management reduces toxic effects of cancer treatment in elderly: Lancet Medha Baranwal4 Dec 2021 9:00 AM ISTreduced the incidence of grade 3 toxicity
