Adjuvant Radiotherapy Linked With Survival Benefit After Distal Cholangiocarcinoma Resection Patients who underwent adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) after resection of distal cholangiocarcinoma (dCCA) experienced a survival benefit, even in those with margin-negative or node-negative resections, according to data published in Cancer. Because of this survival benefit association, the investigators suggest that adjuvant RT be considered routinely […]

Developing nations likely to report two-third cancer cases by 2025, says UICC PANAJI: Geneva-based organisation Union International for Cancer Control (UICC) on Thursday said that by 2025, two-third of the cancer cases in the world will come from the developing countries. UICC president Anil D’Cruz said this while addressing a gathering organised on the occasion […]

Silk-protein-based tumour models for testing out cancer drugs Improving on techniques for testing cancer drugs, researchers from IIT Guwahati have come up with silk-protein–based tumour models. An alternative to testing cancer drugs using patient-derived cell lines or animal models, the research involves fabrication of a bio-active composite of silk proteins from two species of silk […]

Boost self confidence to overcome cancer fatigue: psycho-oncologist More News 06 Feb 2021 | 10:18 PM Nashik, Feb 6 (UNI) The activiests of various sanghtana line Swabhimani shetkari sanghtana, Chhava Krantiver sena, Rastriya Muslim morcha, Kisan Sabha, Jamvadi mahila sanghtana, CPI-Mand other sanghtana were stated chakka Jam and Dharana andolan in various places in Nashik […]

Fecal microbe transplants help cancer patients respond to immunotherapy and shrink tumors The effect of a drug, or impact of a treatment like chemotherapy, doesn’t just depend on your body. The success of a particular medicine also depends on the trillions of bacteria in your gut. The 100 trillion bacteria that live within the human […]

Wearable Fitness Tracker Feasibly Quantifies Physical Activity in CRC A wearable fitness tracker can be used to quantify physical activity for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) and may have potential to predict treatment toxicity, according to study data published in JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics. The trial prospectively enrolled 80 patients with CRC who underwent either […]

Meet Kalpana, Whose ‘Jadu Ki Jhappi’ Does Wonders To Cancer Patients A homemaker, whose presence and a signature smile instantaneously lights up the mood at any gathering — small or big — seems to have acquired a rare healing power to revive hopes of those suffering from cancer either for lack of awareness, resources to afford […]