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Metronomic chemotherapy: How it could revolutionise the war on cancer

June 19, 2013
Fighting cancer has always been a particularly costly affair and the cost of monthly doses can run into lakhs which makes battling the disease almost impossible for the poor. But all that could change with the Tata Memorial …

Plastic bottle drinks may raise cancer risk in womb

June 18, 2013
London (IANS) A US study has suggested expectant women drinking from plastic bottles could be increasing their unborn child's chances of developing cancer later in life. Researchers at the the University of Illinois, who …

Gene variants to predict women benefitting from breast cancer prevention drugs

June 16, 2013
Washington (ANI): Researchers have identified two gene variants that may predict which women are likely to benefit from a long-term drug treatment that can cut the risk of developing the disease in half. The work represents a …

60% women ignorant of ovarian cancer symptoms

June 16, 2013
London (ANI): A new study has revealed that almost six out of 10 women are unable to name any of the 10 symptoms of ovarian cancer. The disease is the fourth most common cause of cancer deaths in women and experts fear the lack …

Beware: Eating Goan frog legs could cause cancer!

June 16, 2013
Panaji, June 16 (IANS): Smoking cigarettes is not the only way to contract cancer. If one believes the Goa Forest Department, eating frog meat can also get you a date with cancer. Around this time of the year poachers, with a …

Maths can help kill cancer cells

June 16, 2013
Washington (ANI): Advanced mathematical modelling can be used in the fight against cancer, a new research has revealed. A research conducted by University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine has found a technique that predicts how …

Mumbai gets special cancer centre for women

June 15, 2013
Mumbai (IANS) Maharashtra's first integrated centre for cancer to cater exclusively to women was launched on Saturday. The privately-run B Nanavati Hospital (BNH) and the Bangalore-based Health Care Global Enterprises Ltd …

No disfigurement: Breakthrough in breast cancer surgery

June 15, 2013
Chicago (IANS) Serious tissue damage and disfigurement are a major fallout of most cancer therapies, but the one for breast cancer in particular has life-altering impact on women. Chicago-based Ananda Chakrabarty, a …

Scientists pinpoint protein responsible for breast cancer recurrence

June 15, 2013
Washington, June 14 (ANI): Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania have identified a key molecular player in recurrent breast cancer – a finding that suggests potential new therapeutic …

Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa lauds the Adyar Cancer Institute

June 13, 2013
Chennai, June 13: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa recently attended the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Adyar Cancer Institute and also announced a special grant of Rs 5 crore for a memorial building to be …

Qbiotics finds ‘miracle cure’ for cancer

June 12, 2013
 Melbourne, June 12 (ANI): A life science company is perfecting a possible miracle cure for cancer from a fruit from the north Queensland rainforest. QBiotics based in Queensland believes that a compound extracted from the same …

Women don’t know enough about cancer risks!

June 12, 2013
Washington, June 12 (ANI): Most women do not make the lifestyle choices that are recommended by the American Cancer Society to reduce risk of acquiring cancer, a new study has claimed. The new survey determined how women view …

Diabetes drug can bolster anti-cancer therapies!

June 12, 2013
Philadelphia, June 12 (IANS): Scientists have found that combining diabetes drugs with anti-cancer therapies increases the efficacy of the latter, a study says. In the current issue of the journal Cancer Cell, researchers at the …

Men with prostate cancer can live longer by eating vegetables!

June 12, 2013
Washington, June 11 (ANI): Men with prostate cancer may significantly improve their survival chances with a simple change in their diet, a new study has revealed. The study conducted by UC San Francisco has found that by …