Waist circumference stronger risk marker than BMI for obesity-related cancer in men, but not women: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 March 2025 9:15 PM ISTBody size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However,...
Metformin Appears to Fight Lung Cancer-But Only in Overweight or Obese Patients, reveals study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Dec 2024 9:15 AM ISTA widely accessible drug commonly used to control blood glucose levels in diabetic patients has the potential to strengthen the effects of...
Both Healthy and unhealthy forms of obesity raise risk of obesity-related cancers Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTDelhi: Both the metabolically healthy and unhealthy 'forms' of obesity are tied to an increased risk of various obesity-related cancers; the...
More frequent CT scans not associated with improved outcomes after lung cancer surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 Nov 2022 9:30 AM ISTLung cancer is United States' second most prevalent type of cancer and leading cause of cancer deaths. In cases involving early-stage non small cell...
Hair straightening chemicals associated with higher uterine cancer risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTWomen who used chemical hair straightening products were at higher risk for uterine cancer compared to women who did not report using these products,...
Cancer and chemotherapy prior to pregnancy not linked to stillborn births among young women Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Sept 2022 8:30 PM ISTUTHealth Houston researchers have found in a new study that adolescent and young adult women who were diagnosed with cancer and received chemotherapy...
Hormone replacement therapy doesn't lead to breast cancer recurrence Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTA new paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published by Oxford University Press, finds that menopausal hormone therapy for breast...
Counting cancerous lymph nodes best predictor of mortality across most cancers Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Jun 2022 7:15 PM ISTDetermining a cancer patient's prognosis-the likely course and outcome of their disease-typically involves staging the lymph nodes, a process that...
Less prostate cancer screening reduces overdiagnosis but may miss aggressive cases Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTOver the past 15 years, public health authorities have downgraded recommendations for the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test as a screening tool to...
Patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors have better quality of life: Study Hina Zahid27 Sept 2021 8:45 AM ISTTAMPA, Fla. - Immune checkpoint inhibitors that activate the immune system to target cancer cells have greatly impacted the lives of cancer patients...
Antibiotics use tied to higher risk of colon cancer: Study Hina Zahid3 Sept 2021 8:15 AM ISTSweden: There is a clear link between taking antibiotics and an increased risk of developing colon cancer within the next five to ten years. This has...
In vitro fertilization not linked to increased risk of ovarian cancer: Study Hina Zahid23 Nov 2020 5:00 PM ISTA new paper in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that receiving assisted reproductive...
