Second-Hand Smoke Linked to 20 Percent Increased Lung Cancer Risk in Never-Smokers: Meta-Analysis Confirms Medha Baranwal28 Nov 2024 9:00 PM ISTItaly: A recent review, published in European Respiratory Review found that second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure increased the risk of lung cancer by 24%...
What's behind heart cell damage from chemotherapy, reveals Stanford Medicine study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Nov 2024 8:30 AM ISTUsing a gene-screening method they created, Stanford Medicine researchers may have discovered why an effective chemotherapy damages heart cells-and...
New study links air pollution with higher rates of head and neck cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Nov 2024 8:45 PM ISTA recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports correlates higher levels of pollutant particulate matter to higher occurrences of head and...
Robotics and Beyond: Advances in Lung Cancer Surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Nov 2024 6:00 AM ISTAs director of the Division of Thoracic Surgery in the Jim and Eleanor Randall Department of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai, Harmik J. Soukiasian, MD, and...
Cancer drug: AstraZeneca Pharma India bags CSDCO permission to import Lynparza Ruchika Sharma26 Nov 2024 3:54 PM ISTBangalore: AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited has received permission to import for sale and distribution in Form CT-20 from the Central Drugs...
HIPEC Improves Overall Survival in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: Results from the Phase 3 CHIPOR Trial Dr.Niharika Harsha B25 Nov 2024 12:45 AM ISTA recent trial found that Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in addition to cytoreductive surgery has significantly improved the...
Cetuximab outperforms durvalumab in treatment of head and neck cancers: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Nov 2024 8:30 PM ISTHead and neck cancers are the seventh most common type of cancer worldwide, according to the 2020 World Cancer Report. Smokers and drinkers, as well...
WHO and Partners Strengthen Efforts Against Cervical Cancer Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri20 Nov 2024 8:45 AM ISTAs world leaders arrive in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the G20 Summit this weekend, the city's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue will be illuminated...
High-dose IV vitamin C plus chemotherapy doubles survival in advanced pancreatic cancer: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Nov 2024 3:00 AM ISTResults from a randomized phase 2 clinical trial show that adding high-dose, intravenous (IV) vitamin C to chemotherapy doubles the overall survival...
High Disease Activity Linked to Lower Cervical Cancer Screening Rates in Women with SLE, Study Finds Medha Baranwal18 Nov 2024 8:15 PM ISTUSA: A recent study has highlighted significant barriers to cervical cancer screening among women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), emphasizing...
Bristol Myers Squibb gets positive CHMP opinion for Opdivo plus Yervoy to treat adult with MSI-H or dMMR metastatic Colorectal Cancer Ruchika Sharma18 Nov 2024 4:57 PM ISTPrinceton: Bristol Myers Squibb has announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines...
Adding immunotherapy to neoadjuvant chemoradiation may improve outcomes in esophageal cancer: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Nov 2024 9:00 PM ISTBottom Line: In patients with unresectable, locally advanced esophageal cancer, the triple combination of radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy...
