Cancer

Indiana, July 7: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Eli Lilly & Co’s Alimta as the first drug for maintenance therapy of advanced or metastatic lung cancer.

New Delhi, July 3: A new research has established that Ayurveda, which is always considered an alternative medicine option, has the capacity to treat chronic diseases without causing any major side effects.

London, July 2: Sound wave therapy might give a ray of hope to people suffering from prostate cancer, say researchers.

Manhattan, KS, U.S., July 1: Researchers from the Kansas State University (K-State) evaluated the a specially bred purple sweet potato and found that it has cancer-fighting pigments in its skin and flesh.

London, July 1: Keeping away from meat can help keep away cancer. New research has established that vegetarians had a 12 percent fewer chance of contacting a cancer compared to their non vegetarian counterparts.

London, July 1: There is a new ray of hope for patients of breast cancer. British surgeons have developed an avant-garde cure for breast cancer that essentially uses a blast of laser light to destroy tumor cells.

New York, June 28: Increased intake of red meat and dairy products is associated with a higher chance of suffering from pancreatic cancer, reveals a new study conducted by researchers of the National Cancer Institute in the United States.

Barcelona, June 26: Novartis’ kidney cancer drug Afinitor coupled with its acromegaly therapy Sandostatin LAR can minimize pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours, a study report published by the company has revealed. This Phase II study was named RADIANT-1.

Paris, June 24: That schizophrenia is linked with a higher risk of suicide and death from heart disease is a well established fact in medical circles. More startling facts pertaining to the association of schizophrenics and their mortality rates have been put forth by a new study.