'Introvert' birthday girl Lisa Ray loves there are no parties due to lockdown
Lisa Ray has been quite a fighter. She was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare type of blood cancer in 2009.
Apr 04, 2020, 17:11 PM IST
16-year-old boy suffering from blood cancer scores 96% in CBSE class 10 exams
CBSE class 10 exam results were declared on May 29, 2018.
May 30, 2018, 18:00 PM IST
9-year-old blood cancer patient tests positive for HIV post transfusion, probe ordered
The minister said the state government would bear all expenses for further treatment of the girl.
Sep 16, 2017, 17:01 PM IST
Girl found HIV positive after transfusion: Govt orders probe
According to police, the girl was being treated at the Alapuzha Medical College from where she was referred to the RCC here for further treatment.
Sep 15, 2017, 17:18 PM IST
High dose of vitamin C may halt blood cancer progression
Vitamin C encourages faulty stem cells in the bone marrow to die, claims the study.
Aug 22, 2017, 16:36 PM IST
Breakthrough finds arthritis drug could treat blood cancer
Blood cancer sufferers could be treated with a simple arthritis drug, according to scientists at a leading British university.
Aug 03, 2017, 18:23 PM IST
This new drug may benefit blood cancer patients
The researchers focused on two specific proteins, directly involved in DNA repair, called histone deacetylases (HDAC) 1 and 2.
Jun 10, 2017, 17:32 PM IST
This drug may help fight blood cancer
The research appeared in journal Nature Medicine.Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that affects plasma cells - white blood cells that normally produce antibodies to fight infection.
Mar 09, 2017, 11:03 AM IST
Maintaining healthy weight may prevent blood cancer
Multiple myeloma is preceded by a blood disorder called monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) in which abnormal plasma cells produce many copies of an antibody protein.
Nov 19, 2016, 11:37 AM IST
MRI can help detect bone marrow cancer
In a first, researchers have shown that doctors can effectively identify bone marrow cancer (myelofibrosis) using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
Nov 15, 2016, 22:50 PM IST
Blood cancer treatment may severely weaken immune cells
Some blood cancer treatments can cause a long term effect - premature ageing of important disease fighting cells, says a study.
Sep 02, 2016, 16:23 PM IST
Veteran actress Jyothi Lakshmi passes away
Jyothi starred in over 300 southern films, Telugu and Tamil films such as ‘Pilla Pidagu’, ‘Bangara Babu’ and ‘Gandharva Kanya’.
Aug 09, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
11-year-old blood cancer patient seeks help from PM Narendra Modi, CM Akhilesh Yadav
A 11-year-old boy suffering from blood cancer has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seeking help to battle against the life-threatening disease.
Jun 28, 2016, 08:41 AM IST
New drug found more effective for chronic leukemia patients
The findings showed that a newer, targeted drug, ibrutinib, is significantly more effective than traditional chemotherapy with chlorambucil in treating older patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
Dec 07, 2015, 10:47 AM IST
New blood cancer drug shows promise in clinical trial
A new drug can help patients with blood cancers who are resistant to current chemotherapy lead a normal and active life, show results of an international clinical trial, a first-in-man study of the drug.
Nov 12, 2015, 17:50 PM IST
Never got depressed during cancer battle: Lisa Ray
Actress Lisa Ray, who put up a brave fight against cancer, says she never got “depressed” due to the disease as “hope, support and humour” helped her to be cured of the disease.
Oct 28, 2015, 17:24 PM IST
Blood cancer develops from prior blood disorder
Researchers have discovered how an incurable type of blood cancer develops from an often symptomless prior blood disorder.
Oct 18, 2015, 15:12 PM IST
Marital status can impact leukemia patients' survival
Social factors such as marital status, insurance status, and income may affect the chances of survival in young patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
Sep 14, 2015, 14:20 PM IST
