chemotherapy

  1. Study finds mechanism to reverse how cancer escapes chemotherapy

    Study finds mechanism to reverse how cancer escapes chemotherapy

    Using mice studies, early-stage research led by The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, and Sun Yat-sen University, China, showed that stiripentol has the potential to reduce tumor resistance and resistance to chemotherapy. And will help to survive.In the study, the team focused on...
  2. Geoffrey Boycott reveals second diagnosis of throat cancer; ready for surgery

    Geoffrey Boycott reveals second diagnosis of throat cancer; ready for surgery

    Boycott, 83, was informed last week that the cancer, which was treated through chemotherapy and radiotherapy in 2002, has returned. “In the last few weeks I have had an MRI scan, a CT scan, a PET scan and two biopsies and it has now been confirmed that I have throat cancer and will need an...
  3. Researchers discover how physical exercise prevents nerve damage during chemotherapy

    Researchers discover how physical exercise prevents nerve damage during chemotherapy

    Basel [Switzerland], Nerve damage caused by cancer therapies often causes lifelong symptoms. In some circumstances, medication has not worked. According to research, simple exercises can prevent nerve injuries.The research was carried out by a German interdisciplinary team led by a sports...
  4. Hina Khan shared the video of her first chemo session, said- 'I refuse to bow down'

    Hina Khan shared the video of her first chemo session, said- 'I refuse to bow down'

    Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], actress Hina Khan, who recently revealed that she has been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, on Monday shared a video of her first chemotherapy session.On Instagram, Ella Hina gave her fans an insight into how she encountered breast cancer.The video begins...
  5. Chemo drug may cause significant hearing loss in long-term cancer survivors, study suggests

    Chemo drug may cause significant hearing loss in long-term cancer survivors, study suggests

    Florida [USA], Researchers from Indiana University and the University of South Florida conducted an interdisciplinary study that yielded important results on the long-term consequences of one of the most commonly used types of chemotherapy in cancer survivors.The study, which followed a cohort...
  6. New device to help doctors remotely identify life-threatening infections in cancer patients

    New device to help doctors remotely identify life-threatening infections in cancer patients

    Chemotherapy and other treatments that eliminate cancer cells can also destroy patients' immune cells.In some cases, a patient's white blood cell (WBC) count becomes dangerously low, a condition known as neutropenia, and the only way for doctors to monitor their patient's white blood cells is...
  7. Microrobots made from algae carry chemo straight to lung tumors, improving cancer treatment

    Microrobots made from algae carry chemo straight to lung tumors, improving cancer treatment

    San Diego (USA), Tumors reaching the lungs or lung metastases pose a major challenge in the field of cancer treatment. Conventional chemotherapy often fails due to it being ineffective. It does not directly target the lungs and accumulates in concentrations high enough to kill tumors.My...
  8. Researchers discover protein that helps prevent heart damage related to cancer treatment

    Researchers discover protein that helps prevent heart damage related to cancer treatment

    Blocking the protein CDK7 may prevent heart damage caused by routinely used cancer chemotherapy treatments, according to a study conducted by scientists at Washington State University, Washington [US]. Importantly, the researchers found that blocking CDK7 could improve the drug's anticancer...
  9. Doctors support drug regulator's move to withdraw Olaparib for some cancer patients

    Doctors support drug regulator's move to withdraw Olaparib for some cancer patients

    Olaparib is a chemotherapy drug and is used to treat certain types of cancer of the ovary, breast, pancreas, and prostate.In a letter dated May 16, Dr Rajiv Singh Raghuvanshi, DCGI, wrote to the state DRU regulators to stop marketing AstraZeneca's Olaparib tablets (100 mg and 150 mg), sold as...
  10. CAR T-cell therapy revolutionized cancer treatment landscape: Doctor

    CAR T-cell therapy revolutionized cancer treatment landscape: Doctor

    The patient, Hamza Khan, was initially diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph nodes, in 2020. His condition required several rounds of chemotherapy and maintenance with rituximab.Despite efforts, his cancer recurred in February 2022, leaving him with no viable treatment...
  11. Chennai doctors successfully perform India's first robotic cytoreductive surgery

    Chennai doctors successfully perform India's first robotic cytoreductive surgery

    Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] Surgical oncologists at Apollo Cancer Center (ACC), Chennai, have successfully performed India's first robotic cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for peritoneal surface cancer. This is a minimally invasive...
  12. England's health service launches targeted brain tumor treatment for children

    England's health service launches targeted brain tumor treatment for children

    London, England The National Health Service (NHS) on Wednesday announced the launch of a targeted treatment for brain tumors in children and young people that can be taken at home and significantly slows the progression of the disease. .It has been found that dabrafenib with trametinib keeps...
  13. Study shows that adding chemotherapy to hormone therapy helps control locally advanced prostate cancer.

    Study shows that adding chemotherapy to hormone therapy helps control locally advanced prostate cancer.

    Alphen aan den Rijn [Netherlands], A combination of chemotherapy and hormonal therapy for patients with locally advanced prostate cancer provides longer-term control of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels than hormonal therapy alone, according to a study. Is. The study's findings were...
  14. 47-year-old Iraqi man wins battle with Stage 4 rectal cancer in India

    47-year-old Iraqi man wins battle with Stage 4 rectal cancer in India

    The man was initially diagnosed with piles and was undergoing treatment in his home country. However, it was later discovered that he was suffering from rectal cancer which was earlier misdiagnosed. The obese patient had to undergo several chemotherapy and radiation sessions before being...
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