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Chemotherapy drugs kill cancer cells, but they also affect the vasculature inside the tumour. (Photo: Pixabay)

New system can predict chemotherapy outcome

There is currently no method that can predict treatment outcome of chemotherapy early on in treatment.

12 Feb 2018 4:06 PM IST

This has also led to mushrooming of In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) clinics across the country, the highest being in the national capital. (Representational image)

Human eggs fully grown in lab for first time, raises hopes of...

Major breakthrough offers hope to women in danger of being left infertile from treatments such as chemotherapy

9 Feb 2018 10:05 AM IST

Limiting asparagine in ones diet dramatically reduces the cancers ability to travel to distant sites in the body. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diet may help prevent spread of deadly breast cancer: study

Foods rich in asparagine include dairy, whey, beef, poultry, eggs, fish, seafood, asparagus, potatoes, legumes, nuts,...

8 Feb 2018 5:31 PM IST

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Researchers explain chemotherapy's impact on fertility

They are also trying to develop ways to preserve oocytes of female cancer patients treated with chemotherapeutics.

18 April 2018 1:34 PM IST

First phase of the free chemo facility will start in June.

Free chemo now in district hospitals

Physicians and nurses of these hospitals will be imparted training at Tata Hospital from next month.

7 April 2018 2:13 AM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hormone that prevents chemotherapy side-effects identified

Because follistatin is a hormone already found in the human body, there is much less potential for toxicity.

26 July 2018 5:35 PM IST

The blood test measures a specific peptide to inform if a patient has the very earliest stages of Alzheimers. (Photo: Pixabay)

Blood tests can predict treatment for advanced prostate cancer

The study used a liquid biopsy test developed by molecular diagnostics company.

25 July 2018 11:19 AM IST

The care home resident has revealed she consumes at least one can of the soda a day. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diet soda may keep colon cancer from recurring: Study

Artificially sweetened drinks have a checkered reputation in the public because of health risks that have never really...

21 July 2018 2:34 PM IST

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Testosterone therapy can prevent drastic weight loss in cancer...

A new study's findings may help cancer patients increase quality of life.

15 July 2018 1:30 PM IST

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'Slow but sure' progress toward less toxic tools to fight cancer

An immunotherapy treatment is highly effective in a minority of patients.

2 July 2018 8:57 AM IST

The efficacy of the candidate compounds was examined using cytotoxic activities, expressions of various cell markers, and tumour-suppressive activities as indicators. (Photo: ANI)

Compound identified to kill chemotherapy resistant cells

Study identifies compound effective against chemotherapy-resistant cancer.

20 Oct 2019 11:37 AM IST

The tests done to determine this are BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 (Human gene test). (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Understanding male breast cancer

Given the rarity of male breast cancer patients mostly ignore the symptoms.

17 Oct 2019 10:00 AM IST