Patient’s own immune cells used to shrink her tumours
In a breakthrough, US scientists have harnessed a female patient’s own immune system to shrink her tumours, using a pioneering new technique that offers major advance in fight against cancer. The...
View ArticleBrandon Bays’ incredible recovery from her tumour with cellular healing
Alternative therapist Brandon Bays, known across the Western world for her energy medicine, has brought her book, ‘The Journey’, a life-healing guide and the story of her battle with tumour, to India,...
View ArticleNanoparticles that precisely target tumours are here
In a major breakthrough, scientists have designed nanoparticles that can deliver drugs directly to a tumour. But what makes it special is that those nanoparticles that do not hit their target can be...
View ArticleAnti-inflammatory drugs could help treat tumours
In some aggressive tumours, patients may benefit from a class of anti-inflammatory drugs called JAK inhibitors, currently prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis, a new research finds. Studying...
View ArticleMedical marvel – Lok Nayak Hospital docs remove largest tumour of its kind in...
Doctors at the city-based Lok Nayak Hospital have removed a 420 gram salivary gland tumour, and claimed it was the largest of its kind extracted so far. ‘So far, the largest tumour reported in medical...
View ArticleWhy brain tumours are more common in men
The absence of a protein known to reduce cancer risk can explain why brain tumours occur more often in males and are more harmful than similar tumours in females. Researchers at Washington University...
View ArticleNew non-invasive procedure that inhibits brain tumour growth
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) happens to be the nastiest and most common brain tumour, affecting 10,000 patients in the US alone every year. Now, a novel non-invasive procedure called Tumour Treating...
View ArticleDelhi docs salvage Nigerian girl’s leg with rare surgery
Doctors in a city hospital claim to have performed a rare ‘limb-salvage’ surgery to avoid amputating the left leg of a 13-year-old Nigerian girl suffering from bone cancer. Mariam underwent surgery at...
View ArticleWisdom teeth – why they may need to be removed
Ever had your dentist telling you that you need to get rid of your wisdom teeth and wondered why? Here’s a post that’ll tell you give you some of the answers you need. What are wisdom teeth? These are...
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