Here's a cure for side effects of chemotherapy
Exercise as a therapy to complement chemotherapy has a positive effect on muscles, balance and tumour-related fatigue syndrome, researchers said.
Mar 12, 2017, 15:54 PM IST
Cancer patients: The new way out to reduce fatigue is here
A new study reveals that exercise such as gentle yoga, walking, running or cycling and/or psychological therapies may helps reduce fatigue in cancer patients.
Mar 03, 2017, 23:03 PM IST
Pain caused by chemotherapy could be prevented with vitamin in milk!
Although chemotherapies have improved cancer survival rates, many of these drugs also cause debilitating side effects that decrease the quality of life of patients and survivors.
Feb 26, 2017, 22:46 PM IST
New blood test may improve treatment for ovarian cancer patients
By measuring the levels of the mutated cancer gene TP53, researchers found those who responded well to treatments had a rapid fall in the levels of this circulating DNA.
Dec 21, 2016, 16:51 PM IST
Depression may make people less responsive to cancer treatment, says study
A new study conducted by researchers states that depression can possibly make people less responsive to chemotherapy.
Dec 18, 2016, 22:20 PM IST
Drug gives lung cancer patients four extra months
Most lung cancer patients survived four months longer on an immunotherapy drug than those treated with chemotherapy, according to trial results published Monday.
Dec 13, 2016, 05:58 AM IST
Heart damage caused by chemotherapy worse in diabetes, says study
Researchers in the study investigate factors that could affect the likelihood of patients having heart damage after treatment with anthracyclines.
Dec 11, 2016, 17:48 PM IST
Rise in cancer cases in India, says government
As per Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the cases have increased to 14,51,417 in 2016 from 12,70,781 in 2013.
Dec 02, 2016, 16:05 PM IST
'Cancer bubbles' during chemotherapy may cause deadly clotting
Chemotherapy may stimulate the release of tiny bubbles from the surface of cancer cells that can cause potentially fatal blood clots, a new study has found.
Nov 30, 2016, 16:39 PM IST
Scientists unlock the mystery of blood clot deaths in cancer patients
A new study by a team of New Zealand scientists have solved the mystery of why many cancer patients die of blood clots while undergoing chemotherapy.
Nov 30, 2016, 11:14 AM IST
Breast cancer chemotherapy fails to promise relapse-free survival: Study
Contrary to expectations, the use of tailored dose-dense chemotherapy in women with high-risk early breast cancer failed to result in any statistically significant improvement in breast cancer recurrence-free survival, a study has found.
Nov 09, 2016, 23:46 PM IST
Scientists find answers why cancer cells resist chemotherapy
Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding why some cancer cells become resistant to chemotherapy by identifying a modification to proteins that wrap around the DNA of cancer cells, a report today said.
Oct 29, 2016, 00:37 AM IST
Breast cancer breakthrough? 16-year-old Indian-origin boy claims cure for disease
Krtin Nithiyanandam believes he has devised a way to turn triple negative breast cancer into a kind which responds to drugs.
Aug 29, 2016, 11:47 AM IST
TRAGIC: Parents of Olympic champion fighting cancer
The swimmer's father has prostate cancer, and mother has breast cancer.
Jul 11, 2016, 20:51 PM IST
High-tech scans can spare cancer patients from intensive chemotherapy: Study
A new study was conducted by a group of researchers and found that high-tech scans can spare patients suffering from cancer of the lymphatic system of the serious side effects of chemotherapy as well as predict the outcome of treatment.
Jun 25, 2016, 13:52 PM IST
Precision medicine can widen cancer care options: Study
Of the 129 participants, 29 patients with a total 12 kinds of advanced cancers responded well to molecules that have not been approved for treatment of these tumors by the FDA.
Jun 05, 2016, 06:41 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
Feeling very healthy post chemotherapy: Selena Gomez
Pop star Selena Gomez says now, she feels "very healthy" following her chemotherapy for chronic autoimmune disease lupus that she was diagnosed with three years ago.
Dec 06, 2015, 10:42 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
Selena Gomez reveals she has lupus! Here's what this autoimmune disease is
In the wake of the pop singer's announcement that she's been diagnosed with lupus, all her fans have been wondering about this disease.
Oct 10, 2015, 10:12 AM IST
