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There is something better than chemo in treating cancer: tiny bubbles in our body
A new research suggests that bubbly extracellular vesicles (EV) can become mini treatment transporters, which carry a combination of therapeutic drugs and genes that target and kill cancer cells.
Scientists keen on setting up Cancer Genome Atlas for Indian population
TCGA team to visit Pune, share their experiences and train scientists at workshop from September 21-25.
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Researchers in UK develop new technique to make cancer treatment more effective, affordable
Helen Bryant, who also supervised the research, said the research has the potential to produce cheaper anticancer drugs with greater efficiency to kill tumours and less side-effects in patients.
IIT Kharagpur, Tata Medical Center team up to form cancer imaging archive
Through the National Digital Library Initiative (NDLI) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the institute has joined hands with the cancer care centre for the pilot project for developing an image data bank for cancer patients.
Haryana sanctions 6 research projects — 2 for early detection and treatment of cancer
Research project on treatment of cancer has been sanctioned to Dr Ranjana Aggarwal, department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University.
Cyclotron facility becomes operational in Kolkata, to boost cancer diagnosis
Cyclone-30 is in the first phase of production generating Flourodeocyglucose (FDG), a radioisotope used for date imaging and oncological tissue imaging.
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Use ancient medicine systems for future research, says Venkaiah Naidu
“It is important for doctors to return to the motherland to serve. We need to feel proud of our culture and our history,” Naidu said, addressing students during the Graduation Ceremony at Tata Memorial Hospital on Monday.
New method to slow down cancer growth found
Cancer cells have a faulty cell cycle — pursuing factors involved in the cell cycle is a promising avenue for cancer treatment.
New blood test could help boost cancer treatment
A new blood test could help identify whether a cancer drug is working as designed or not.
Indian scientists from MIT, Harvard develop technology for effective cancer treatment
The technology developed by the group can be used for monitoring the effectiveness of immunotherapy, a report said.
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