Gynecologic Cancer: Apixaban effective oral option for post-surgery thromboprophylaxis Medha Baranwal6 July 2020 8:00 AM ISTUSA: Oral apixaban may be a safer alternative to subcutaneous enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis after surgery for gynecologic cancer,...
Multiparametric prostate MRI helps detect prostate cancer without biopsy Medha Baranwal5 July 2020 7:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent study published in the World Journal of Urology throws light on the use of multiparametric prostate MRI (mpMRI) for the...
Prostate cancer survivors at higher risk of dementia: Study Medha Baranwal4 July 2020 7:15 AM ISTKorea: Prostate cancer (PC) survivors may be at higher risk for dementia which might be due to the screening effects of PC, according to a recent...
Glowing dye may aid in excising cancer with precision Hina Zahid4 July 2020 6:30 AM ISTCurrent methods of intraoperative margin assessment in breast conserving surgery are impractical, unreliable, or time consuming."Clean margins" are a...
Ursodeoxycholic acid prevents gallstone formation after gastrectomy: JAMA Surgery Medha Baranwal3 July 2020 12:15 PM ISTKorea: Administration of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) may prevent gallstone formation after gastrectomy for gastric cancer, a recent study in...
FDA approves avelumab for local or metastatic urothelial carcinoma Hina Zahid3 July 2020 9:30 AM ISTROCKLAND --The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for BAVENCIO® (avelumab) for...
Shilpa Medicare launches generic Axitinib to treat advanced kidney cancer Ruchika Sharma2 July 2020 1:18 PM ISTAXISHIL is used to treat patients suffering from Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC).
Prostate cancer: Oral relugolix bests inj leuprolide for rapid testosterone suppression Medha Baranwal1 July 2020 1:30 PM ISTUSA: The use of oral relugolix in men with prostate cancer may help to achieve rapid, sustained suppression of testosterone levels as compared...
Pre-operative MRI may identify additional breast cancer sites for better management Medha Baranwal30 Jun 2020 10:45 AM ISTUSA: Additional sites of cancer were identified by preoperative MRI in 11.2% of women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to a recent...
Chemo with carboplatin-paclitaxel has better results in inoperable anal cancer Hina Zahid26 Jun 2020 9:54 PM ISTPeople with inoperable anal cancer treated with carboplatin-paclitaxel had fewer complications and lived longer than those who received another...
Are statins promising treatment for ovarian cancer? Study throws light Medha Baranwal26 Jun 2020 6:30 PM ISTDelhi: The use of lipophilic statins among ovarian cancer patients may lead to a 40% reduction in cancer-specific mortality, according to a...
Focused ultrasound shows promise against glioblastoma: Study Hina Zahid25 Jun 2020 7:55 PM ISTAn innovative use of focused ultrasound being pioneered at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is showing promise against glioblastoma, the...
