malignant tumor

Glowing cells show promise in ovarian cancer surgery

In what can be termed as a breakthrough in ovarian surgery, Dutch researchers have evolved a clever way of highlighting tumours to make them easier to remove.

Professor Philip Low and colleagues at Purdue University in the US have developed a new imaging technique that creates a luminous map of malignant tissues.

Eat walnuts to keep breast cancer at bay--study

Here's a new reason to eat a handful of walnuts everyday! The delicious nut that adds extra flavour, crunch and nutrition to your meals is now being considered as a natural remedy to stave off breast cancer.

A new animal study found the risk of breast cancer significantly curbed in mice when walnuts were included as part of their regular diet.

Pfizer pancreatic cancer drug fails, trial halted

New York, January 31: Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drugmaker announced on Friday that it has halted a research work aimed to study the effects of an experimental drug developed to

Pfizer pancreatic cancer drug fails, trial halted

The research in its late stage was put to an end following the report given by an independent monitoring board. The report showed that the drug had no ability to effectively cure pancreatic cancerdefine or enhance the longevity of the patient.

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