A last-stage cancer survivor from Hyderabad with a never-give-up attitude travelled across the country covering around 15 states to spread awareness about his illness. Harteij Bhartesh has visited many places including cancer hospitals to motivate cancer patients. He further plans to cover the rest of the states in the coming […]
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Researchers identify immune cell that helps kill bladder cancer tumors
Mount Sinai researchers have made two important discoveries about the mechanism by which bladder cancer cells foil attacks from the immune system. The research, published in Cancer Cell in September, could lead to a new therapeutic option for patients with these types of tumors. Advanced bladder cancer is aggressive and patients generally have poor […]
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Goa Raj Bhavan to disburse financial aid to 72 patients each of TB, Cancer, Dialysis till PM Modi’s next birthday
To mark the celebration of the 72nd birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai informed that the Raj Bhavan will provide financial aid to a total of 216 patients by PM Modi’s next birthday. “The Raj Bhavan will disburse financial aid to 72 patients […]
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Cancer should be declared as notified disease, says Parliamentary panel
The parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare has recommended that cancer be classified as a notifiable disease. The 139th report on “Cancer Care Plan and Management: Prevention, Diagnosis, Research & Affordability of Cancer Treatment” was submitted to the Rajya Sabha Chairman on Monday. “The Committee notes that Cancer is still not classified as a notifiable […]
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India’s first vaccine against cervical cancer to come on September 1, official sources
The Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology(DBT) are set to launch India’s first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against Cervical Cancer on September 1, official sources told. The most awaited vaccine will be launched by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & […]
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‘First time in history’: Cancer vanishes from every patient’s body in drug trial
In what appears to be a miracle and ‘first time in history’, a small clinical trial has found that every single rectal cancer patient who received an experimental treatment found that their cancer had vanished. According to New York Times, in the small clinical trial conducted by Memorial Sloan Kettering […]
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Study finds pioneering technique may unlock targeted treatments for cancer
Researchers have discovered a pioneering chemical technique that could develop new treatments for cancer and other diseases. The findings of the study were published in the ‘Journal of Medicinal Chemistry’. Members of the Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, based at the University of Leicester, used proteolysis targeting chimeras […]
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Scientists find pathway allowing cancer to bypass oncology treatments
The City of Hope researchers have identified a pathway that explained how mutated cancer cells can continue to replicate and become resistant to oncology therapies. The study has been published in the ‘Science Journal’. Using whole-genome sequencing technology, the scientists discovered a new mechanism for how genetically defective cells mutated to survive stressful situations, […]
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Study: Cancer treatment outcomes can be accessed by studying DNA tags
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that studying tags, or modifications to cell-free DNA (cfDNA), may lead to a better understanding of how to assess, and possibly modulate, treatment approaches for cancer and other diseases. Their perspective, drawn from a review of studies to date, appears July 27 in Frontiers in Genetics. […]
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Researchers use environmental data to assess prostate cancer diagnosis factors
Environmental quality is associated with advanced-stage prostate cancer at diagnosis, according to a new study by University of Illinois Chicago researchers. Prostate cancer is up to 57 percent heritable, with the remainder attributed to environmental exposures. However, studies on those environmental factors and prostate cancer aggressiveness have previously been limited. For […]
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Study suggests liquid biopsy for colorectal cancer could guide therapy for tumours
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis demonstrates that a liquid biopsy examining blood or urine can help gauge the effectiveness of therapy for colorectal cancer that has just begun to spread beyond the original tumour. Such a biopsy can detect lingering disease and could serve as a guide […]
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Study sheds light on how women make choices about surgery to prevent ovarian cancer
A study by researchers at Queen Mary University in London has investigated how women who are at high risk of ovarian cancer make choices about possible preventive surgery. Women who have BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations have a 17-44% lifetime risk of ovarian cancer. Scientists now believe that most ovarian cancers begin in the fallopian tubes, and […]
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Scientists develop platform to advance medicine research for cancer
A new study published in Genome Biology features a new personalised platform developed by the Cleveland Clinic researchers that will help to accelerate advanced research on genomic medicine and genome-informed drug therapies for cancer mutations. Known as My Personal Mutanome (MPM), the platform features an interactive database that provides insight into the […]
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‘Super Car Rally’ organised in Hyderabad for cancer awareness
A ‘Super Car Rally’ was organised in Hyderabad on Sunday to create awareness about cancer among the people. The rally, organised by Apollo hospitals, was flagged off by Tollywood actress Malavika Sharma. “In order to create awareness among the public about the early detections and prevention of cancer, Apollo hospitals along with Cure […]
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Patients with inactive cancer at high risk of severe Covid-19 illness: Study
A new study found that patients with inactive cancer and not currently undergoing treatments for the deadly disease also face a significantly higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘JNCI Cancer Spectrum’. Past reports have established an increased risk of severe disease and death for sick or […]