‘Healthy diet, physical activity can reduce risk of cancer’ Healthy dietary habits, regular physical activity, and staying away from tobacco and drinking alcohol can help reduce the risk of cancer to a large extent, Dr. Jagadesh Chandra Bose, senior consultant, surgical oncology, Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre (RIMC), said on Sunday. Addressing a webinar […]

Revolution Medicines seeks to bolster case for its lead cancer drug Revolution Medicines on Saturday presented updated data to bolster the case for its lead cancer drug — designed to stop tumor growth by throttling back mutations in a common cell-signaling pathway. The drug, called RMC-4630, won’t shrink tumors very much on its own. The […]

Immune-stimulating drug before surgery shows promise in early-stage pancreatic cancer PHILADELPHIA–Giving early-stage pancreatic cancer patients a CD40 immune-stimulating drug helped jumpstart a T cell attack to the notoriously stubborn tumor microenvironment before surgery and other treatments, according to a new study from researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) at the University of Pennsylvania. Changing […]

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Sensitivity Associated With Various Levels of HER2-Expressing Gastric … Treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu; DS-8201) showed promising sensitivity in patients with with HER2 moderate-, low-, and non-expressing gastric cancer, according to data from a study presented during the virtual AACR Annual Meeting 2021.1 Trastuzumab (Herceptin) and trastuzumab deruxtecan, at various concentrations, demonstrated cytostatic […]

Google Alert – cancer -horoscope Google Alert – cancer -horoscope Lung cancer risk prediction model lacks efficacy in diverse populations https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20210409/lung-cancer-risk-prediction-model-lacks-efficacy-in-diverse-populations&ct=ga&cd=CAIyHGM0YWY4ZDI3MTA1YWI2ODA6Y28uaW46ZW46SU4&usg=AFQjCNFBR3j0bFgKginlYhlOJ9raCtz0eg https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20210409/lung-cancer-risk-prediction-model-lacks-efficacy-in-diverse-populations&ct=ga&cd=CAIyHGM0YWY4ZDI3MTA1YWI2ODA6Y28uaW46ZW46SU4&usg=AFQjCNFBR3j0bFgKginlYhlOJ9raCtz0eg <div class=”article__content–header”> <div class=”article__posted-date”> <p> April 09, 2021 </p> <p> 2 min read </p> </div> </div> <div class=”mobile-trust-box”> <div class=”row”> <div class=”col-12 col-md-5 d-xl-none”> <div class=”trust-box”> <div class=”sources-disclosures”> <a class=”title collapsed” data-toggle=”collapse” data-target=”.trustbox-toggle” […]

Webinar on cancer prevention, treatment Rela Hospital will present The Hindu Wellness Series webinar on cancer prevention and treatment. The webinar will bring to the table discussions on whether cancer can be prevented, the preventable risk factors, PET/CT scan investigation, how costly treatment cancer treatment can be, and the age factor for taking up mammogram […]