70% of women with early stage breast cancer can be spared chemotherapy

Women with the most common type of early stage breast cancer can be spared chemo as researchers identified patients who will best benefit from it …

Glue ingredient produces large quantity blood stem cells in lab

The finding paves way for eliminating the need of radiation and chemotherapy in people with blood cancers such as leukaemia and blood disorders, …

Immunotherapy may offer ray of hope to triple negative breast cancer patients

Triple negative breast cancer is a notoriously aggressive form of breast cancer and those suffering from it have slim chance of survival

Study opens new avenue for preventing cancer

Scientists have found a way to stop the degradation of a protein called p53 that prevents cancer cells from proliferating and forming tumors

India-UK project to find affordable solutions to cancer

In order to promote research in affordable approaches to cancer, the government’s Department of Biotechnology has joined hands with British …

Curfew in Kashmir, poor infrastructure put cancer patients at greater risk

When scheduled therapies are skipped, the treatment cycle of cancer patients gets upset

Scientists identify protein that aids in cancer relapse

Cancer stem cells that lack expression of NKG2D-L on their surface survive chemotherapy as well as escape the body's immune defence 

Drug cures rectal cancer patients in new trial. Will this impact current course of treatment?

Patients part of the study didn't require any chemotherapy or surgery

New method for controlled release makes cancer drugs less toxic to healthy tissues

This is a hydrogel-based treatment method releases drugs slowly increasing its efficiency

World’s first ‘Darwinian’ cancer drug plan could be a game changer

The programme based on artificial intelligence that will help forecast cancers and treat them better could be of immense benefit to patients …

Berries boost effectiveness of cancer treatment

Extract of chokeberries found to hasten death of pancreatic cancer cells when added to chemotherapy drug, says study

Women over 65 most prone to cervical cancer

Regular screenings for the disease fall drastically with age

Exercising could help fight cancer, says study

Physical activity boosts flow of drugs to the tumour, making chemotherapy more effective