MRI-guided biopsy helps evaluate chemotherapy response in breast cancer: JAMA Dr. Nandita Mohan10 Feb 2021 2:45 PM ISTAccording to the findings reported in a recent study, it has been noted that MRI-guided breast biopsy may be an effective way to evaluate complete...
Exposure to nighttime artificial lights linked to elevated thyroid cancer risk: Study Hina Zahid9 Feb 2021 7:15 AM ISTPeople living in regions with high levels of outdoor artificial light at night may face a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer. The finding comes...
Imaging identifies breast cancer patients unlikely to benefit from hormone therapy Hina Zahid6 Feb 2021 11:42 AM ISTHormone therapy commonly is given as a targeted treatment for women whose cancer cells carry receptors for estrogen. But the therapy only works for...
Working outdoors may lower risk of breast cancer among older women Hina Zahid4 Feb 2021 3:46 PM ISTWorking outdoors over many years is linked to a lower risk of breast cancer in women after the age of 50, finds research published online in the...
BD-India launches PortShala- Medical Education Program on chemo ports Ruchika Sharma4 Feb 2021 3:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: BD-India (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has announced the launch of a specialist educational program on chemo ports on World Cancer Day,...
Intermittent fasting may help prevent breast cancer, finds study Dr Kartikeya Kohli4 Feb 2021 2:30 PM ISTObesity and its associated metabolic deregulation is a strong risk factor for type 2 diabetes, heart, and kidney disease and importantly, at least 13...
Aspirin Use Improves Survival in elderly with Bladder or Breast Cancer: JAMA MD Bureau31 Jan 2021 4:15 PM ISTAspirin is recommended for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases events in the past decades and is one of the most commonly used drugs worldwide....
First guideline for mammography for older breast cancer survivors Medha Baranwal30 Jan 2021 7:51 AM ISTUSA: The International Society of Geriatric Oncology has released guidelines on surveillance mammography for women aged 75 and older who've had...
A rare case of Paradoxical Embolism after Breast Cancer surgery: BMC Surgery MD Bureau29 Jan 2021 9:30 PM ISTDr Zhimin Yu and colleagues of the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, P.R. China, have reported a rare case of paradoxical embolism (PDE) with concomitant...
Long-term use of metformin may reduce breast cancer risk in diabetes patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Jan 2021 7:18 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that long-term use of metformin may reduce breast cancer risk associated with T2D. In the study metformin use in...
Scientists Discover Link Between Nicotine and Breast Cancer Metastasis Hina Zahid21 Jan 2021 8:28 PM ISTWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States, and cigarette smoking is associated with a...
AI for mammography may help in early breast cancer detection, Finds study Dr. Nandita Mohan14 Jan 2021 6:00 PM ISTAccording to the investigators at the RadNet subsidiary DeepHealth, it was found that an artificial intelligence algorithm helped in the early...
