At-home genetic-testing kits effective for breast and ovarian, cancers Hina Zahid2 Jun 2020 11:30 AM ISTAt-home genetic-testing kits for breast and ovarian cancer risk are just as effective, and in some cases even more so, than the typical protocol for...
New at home saliva test for detecting genetic risk of cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Jun 2020 8:10 PM ISTNEW YORK -- Researchers have developed a new convenient at home saliva test for detecting cancers. The new techniques will make genetic testing more...
Clinical trial shows promising new treatment for rare Lymphoma Hina Zahid1 Jun 2020 6:00 PM ISTLymphoma is a type of blood cancer that develops from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). It has many subtypes. A rare subtype, called...
Adherence to oral diabetes drugs may improve survival in diabetics with colorectal cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Jun 2020 10:00 AM ISTResearchers have found that patients with both colorectal cancer and diabetes who had high adherence to their oral diabetes medication had a...
Immunotherapy improves survival in patients with advanced bladder cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 May 2020 4:00 AM ISTAn immunotherapy drug called 'avelumab' has been shown to significantly improve survival in patients with the most common type of bladder cancer,...
Care of aggressive cancers during COVID-19 pandemic Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 May 2020 2:38 PM ISTThe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has struck the entire healthcare system including the care for patients with cancer. There are aggressive...
New double-contrast technique may help diagnose small tumors on MRI Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 May 2020 8:53 PM ISTCALIFORNIA - Researchers at the University of California, Davis offer a significant advance in using magnetic resonance imaging to pick out even very...
Anti-malarial drug addition may improve outcomes of brain cancer treatment Hina Zahid27 May 2020 3:32 PM ISTAddition of an antimalarial lumefantrine may increase effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy in treatment of an aggressive form of brain cancer.
MRI technique may reduce radiation need to assess tumor response to chemotherapy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 May 2020 6:30 PM ISTResearchers have found that an MRI technique could reduce need for radiation in measuring tumor response to chemotherapy. The results of the study may...
Single negative colonoscopy linked to reduced colorectal cancer mortality Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 May 2020 9:06 AM ISTCurrent guidelines recommend a 10-year interval between screening colonoscopies, but evidence is limited.Researchers have found in a new study that...
Researchers discover new non invasive test for detecting endometrial cancer Hina Zahid22 May 2020 6:00 PM ISTIn the largest study of its kind, researchers have confirmed a new non-invasive test can be used to help with the early detection of endometrial...
Exercise may prevent recurrence and improve survival in breast cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 May 2020 9:33 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that in patients of breast cancer even a modest amount of exercise decreases cancer recurrence after treatment...
