Tag Archive | chemotherapy

Combining radiation therapy, chemo safely treats head and neck cancers

A new research has shown that stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), a radiation therapy procedure

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Herpes virus can treat head and neck cancer

Doctors have revealed that with the help of genetically engineered herpes virus they were able to

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Novel procedure uses stem cells in windpipe transplant for cancer patients

In what could be called an innovative procedure, surgeons have performed a windpipe transplant with stem cells to treat a patient with trachea cancer.

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Soon, vaccinations at the speed of light – courtesy lasers

It may soon be possible to deliver drugs and vaccines into the body at the speed of light – thanks to

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New drug olaparib may hold promise for women with genetic breast cancer

A new drug called olaparib may help thousands of women suffering from genetic breast cancer, if results

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Soon, drug ‘smart bomb’ to destroy cancer

Aussie researchers along with Indian scientists are developing “smart bomb” drug delivery system which

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Key enzyme in melanoma cell development found

An enzyme, called human polynucleotide phosphorylase or hPNPaseold-35, discovered in 2003, could

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Gene mutation ups blood-clot risk in women taking breast cancer treatment

A gene mutation can dramatically increase the risk of blood clots in women undergoing breast cancer

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Cancer treatment pioneered in Melbourne being hailed as a global lifesaver

A new, revolutionary cancer treatment pioneered in Melbourne could soon emerge as a global lifesaver.

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Sea sponge-based drug offers hope to breast cancer patients

Sea sponge-based breast cancer drug could extend lives, it has been claimed.

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