Roche launches cobas PIK3CA Mutation Test for advanced or metastatic breast cancer Ruchika Sharma17 Dec 2020 12:00 PM ISTThe cobas PIK3CA Mutation Test detects 17 mutations in the PIK3CA gene and can help clinicians identify patients who may benefit from phosphoinositide...
PET/MRI, CT can predict treatment response in pancreatic cancer: Study Medha Baranwal16 Dec 2020 6:36 PM ISTRochester, MN: Post neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) changes in metabolic metrics tracked on PET/MRI and morphologic metrics from CT were associated with...
Minimally invasive tissue-sparing surgery safe in Early Rectal Cancer: Lancet MD Bureau16 Dec 2020 6:02 PM ISTShort-course radiotherapy followed by transanal endoscopic microsurgery achieves high levels of organ preservation, with relatively low morbidity and...
AI can detect lung cancers unnoticed in chest radiography: Study Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2020 4:47 PM ISTSouth Korea: A deep learning–based nodule detection algorithm can detect lung cancers that were initially not reported on chest radiographs, finds a...
Abundance of particular mouth bacteria linked to lung cancer risk in non-smokers Hina Zahid15 Dec 2020 5:15 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study have found in a new study that the type and abundance of bacteria found in the mouth may be linked to lung...
Cancer treatment with Immune checkpoint inhibitors tied to more cardiac arrests; claims study Dr Satabdi Saha14 Dec 2020 12:30 PM ISTActivating the immune system to eliminate cancer cells and produce clinically relevant responses has been a long-standing goal of cancer research....
Researchers discover treatment that suppresses liver cancer Hina Zahid11 Dec 2020 11:41 AM ISTResearchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered a treatment combination that significantly reduces tumor growth and...
Novel Therapy safe for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients, finds study Hina Zahid10 Dec 2020 11:29 AM ISTBUFFALO, N.Y. - Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center's Francisco J. Hernandez-Ilizaliturri, MD, along with a team of researchers from other...
MRI screening beneficial for women with personal breast cancer history: Study Medha Baranwal10 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTDelhi: Routine MRI screening is beneficial for women having a personal history of breast cancer, reveals two studies presented at the virtual RSNA...
Low-dose CT for lung cancer screening offers more than benefit than harm Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 9:00 AM ISTFor heavy (ex-)smokers, lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (low-dose CT, LDCT) offers more benefit than harm: The procedure can...
Venetoclax addition to standard treatments improves survival in myeloid blood cancers: Study Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 8:30 AM ISTThe novel oral drug venetoclax can be safely added to standard therapies for some high-risk myeloid blood cancers and in early studies the combination...
Tanning beds and sunbathing linked to increased risk of endometriosis Hina Zahid5 Dec 2020 11:00 AM ISTTanning beds and sunbathing not only increase a woman's chances of developing malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, but may also...
