Tag: Cancer Treatment
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First time in history, Cancer vanishes from every patient’s body in drug trial
According to experts, Dostarlimab is a drug with laboratory-produced molecules that acts equivalent to antibodies in the human body.
June 23, 2022 -
WHO calls for global inequality in cancer treatment to be addressed
Globally, cancer is one of the leading causes of death, with an estimated 20 million people diagnosed and 10 million deaths from the disease in 2021, the WHO said.
February 5, 2022 -
Patient Centricity Summit bats for novel approach to cancer treatment
“Medical world is a well-designed, evidence-based world as the results are derived from large, controlled trials. But the reality is different – each patient is different. Personalized therapy helps us to address these differences,” says Dr T Raja, Director of Medical Oncology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
September 25, 2021 -
Sanjay Dutt to have initial treatment in Mumbai: Maanayata issues statement
In the statement, Maanayata said that the initial treatment of the actor would continue at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. The family would consider going abroad for further treatment when the Covid pandemic situation eases.
August 19, 2020 -
Rishi Kapoor turns 67, B-Town wishes ‘health and happiness’
He was last seen on screen in Mulk and he is currently undergoing treatment for cancer in New York.
September 4, 2019 -
Biowaste bureaucracy
Not even the entire quantity of the ‘managed’ hospital waste is handled correctly; incineration or open burning of hazardous waste often resulting in such emission as dioxins and furans.
June 25, 2019 -
Nano-capsules for cancer
Theranostics is an emerging field in medicine, especially in oncology, and combines “diagnostics”.
June 19, 2019 -
Honour the Titan
I last spoke to Somnath Chatterjee in June, a few days before his hospitalisation. It was, as always, a very gentle request. He was the embodiment of old world courtesy. This was in connection with setting up of a Cancer Treatment Facility in Assam, the State of his birth, which he so dearly loved. Not …
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August 17, 2018 -
One-fifth of cancer survivors suffer from PTSD
Nearly one-fifth of patients with cancer experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finds a study highlighting the need for early identification, careful monitoring and treatment of PTSD in cancer survivors. Although PTSD is primarily known to develop in individuals following a traumatic event such as a serious accident or natural disaster, it can also occur in …
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November 20, 2017 -
Watson AI system could improve cancer treatment
IBM's Watson artificial intelligence system could help persons with cancer by providing a rapid, comprehensive report of the genetic mutations at the root of their specific disease and the therapies that target them, says an Indian-origin pathologist. "We have to change our whole behaviour in looking at tumours. We are missing too much and too …
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August 9, 2017 -
Arthritis drug ignites hope for cancer treatment
A simple drug used in the treatment of arthritis may provide hope for patients with blood cancer towards an affordable and effective treatment, a study has showed. Polycythemia Vera is a type of blood cancer which causes an overproduction of red blood cells, and causes itching, headaches, weight loss, fatigue and night sweats. The researchers …
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August 4, 2017