Pulmonary tuberculosis in COPD may increase risk of lung cancer MD Editorial Team15 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe studies of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) affecting lung cancer development in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is limited. A...
Floxacin antibiotics may enhance treatment of patients with lung and bladder cancer: Study MD Editorial Team9 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTUK: Floxacin antibiotics may enhance the treatment of patients with lung and bladder Cancer, finds a new study.The findings of this study were...
Non-smokers get cancer too: Gujarat court slams insurer for rejecting claim sans evidence Medical Dialogues Bureau4 Oct 2021 10:00 AM ISTPeople who do not smoke also suffer from lung cancer, and all those who smoke do not necessarily suffer from lung cancer. Therefore, the Commission is...
Rovalpituzumab tesirine ineffective against small cell lung cancer, confirm four studies Hina Zahid23 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTDENVER - Four independent studies published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO) demonstrate that rovalpituzumab tesirine for small-cell lung...
Low dose CT screening for lung cancer reduces mortality, confirms meta - analysis Hina Zahid18 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTDenver - Low-dose CT lung cancer (LDCT) screening is associated with a 16 percent relative reduction in lung cancer mortality, when compared against a...
FDA approves first targeted oral therapy for very rare lung cancer Dr Kartikeya Kohli17 Sept 2021 9:39 AM ISTCAMBRIDGE, Mass - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved EXKIVITY (mobocertinib) for the treatment of adult patients with...
Study sheds light on challenges and opportunities of early diagnosis of fibrotic ILD MD Editorial Team3 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTDelhi: A recent study has pointed that although timely identification and accurate diagnosis of fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) poses several...
Chest CT scan for lung cancer- pros and cons! MD Editorial Team23 Aug 2021 9:30 AM ISTPrimary diagnosis for lung cancer is computed tomography (CT). CT scan can be used to visualize nearly all parts of the body and is used to diagnose...
Sun Pharma cancer drug Pemetrexed Solution for Infusion gets CDSCO panel okay Medical Dialogues Team23 July 2021 6:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pharmaceutical major, Sun Pharma, has got a go-ahead from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Drugs Standard Control...
CHEST issues updated expert guidelines for lung cancer screening: Hina Zahid16 July 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) has released an updated clinical guideline on screening for lung cancer. The guideline,...
Reduced-dose CT effectively detects lung nodule in kids and young adults with cancer: Study Hina Zahid12 July 2021 9:30 AM ISTUSA: Reduced-dose CT may be a feasible option for detection of pulmonary metastatic disease in situations in which radiation dose is a primary...
Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod for Pemetrexed for Injection Ruchika Sharma26 Jun 2021 9:30 AM ISTAhmedabad: Drug major, Zydus Cadila, has recently announced that the company has received tentative approval from the United States Food &...
