Doctors Participate in Breast Cancer Awareness Drive Meghna A Singhania1 Nov 2015 12:23 PM ISTMUMBAI:Â Â Over 1,000 healthcare workers and doctors participated in a mass breast cancer awareness drive organised by a city based hospital.The drive...
New phototherapy system can help fight cancer Meghna A Singhania31 Oct 2015 12:36 PM ISTResearchers have developed a new phototherapy system that makes cancer cells glow when exposed to near-infrared light, so a surgeon can identify the...
UFDA approves new product for the treatment of melanoma Meghna A Singhania28 Oct 2015 2:51 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Imlygic (talimogene laherparepvec), the first FDA-approved oncolytic virus therapy, for the...
Bacon and other processed meats can cause cancer : Experts Meghna A Singhania27 Oct 2015 12:15 PM ISTEating processed meats like hot dogs, sausages and bacon can cause colorectal cancer in humans, and red meat is also a likely cause of the disease,...
Merck's Keytruda extends survival in lung cancer study Meghna A Singhania27 Oct 2015 11:14 AM ISTMerck & Co's approved Keytruda lung cancer treatment provided superior overall survival to chemotherapy in a late-stage study of patients with...
Cancer can be identified early with diamonds, says a new study Pooja12 Oct 2015 10:38 AM ISTIn a new research, scientists claim to have identified a novel way to detect cancers at an early stage with the help of diamonds; that is before the...
Elephants may have the clue to cure cancer in humans Pooja11 Oct 2015 11:26 AM ISTA group of researchers are reported to closely study a paradox situation concerning the elephants; Cancer is much less common in elephants than in...
FDA expands Merck drug's approval to treat lung cancer Meghna A Singhania4 Oct 2015 12:35 PM ISTWASHINGTON: Federal health officials have expanded approval of an innovative Merck drug to treat patients with an advanced form of the most common...
Scientists discover new genes associated with brain cancer Meghna A Singhania3 Oct 2015 1:10 PM ISTScientists have identified new evidence on how to prevent and treat glioma using five new genetic variants associated with the most common form of...
Bristol-Myers combination drugs for cancer approved Meghna A Singhania3 Oct 2015 12:56 PM ISTBristol-Myers Squibb Co has got an early approval on its combination of breakthrough drugs to boost the immune system to fight cancer. This...
Britian has the worst cancer survival rate in western Europe Pooja28 Sept 2015 1:15 PM ISTThe Eurocare study, published in the European Journal of Cancer has made a crucial observation, reporting Britain having the worst cancer survival...
Pfizer targets to be a leader in cancer drug treatment Pooja23 Sept 2015 3:45 PM ISTDrug giant Pfizer is reported to start 20 clinical trials this year and more soon after to become a drug giant in the cancer medicine space. Only...
