By Dr. K B Aarthi Targeted therapy which targets specific molecules involved in cancer cell growth may give an extra year of survival to cancer patients. US: Pancreatic cancer is an intractable disease that often evades early diagnosis and defies treatment. Targeted therapy for pancreatic cancer patients may give an extra year of survival, showed
Radiation is everywhere. We catch it from the sun’s rays in the sky, and from the rocks beneath our feet. It comes from television sets, radios and mobile phones. We absorb it from certain fruits, vegetables and nuts. But not all radiation is equal. Electromagnetic Radiation read more…
A new gel-based nanosensor for radiation dose monitoring can be used on skin and is relatively inexpensive. Arizona State University researchers (in collaboration with Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center) have discovered a biocompatible cost-effective hydrogel that can be used to monitor therapeutic doses of ionizing radiation by becoming more pink with increasing radiation exposure. This
A significant number of cancer survivors have sleep problems years after a cancer diagnosis, and American Cancer Society researchers have found that these problems were related to the fear of cancer returning or distress from a physical, emotional, or financial issue related to cancer. The study was published in the journal Sleep Medicine. Trouble sleeping can
If you’re a spouse, partner, family member, or friend providing physical and emotional help to a cancer patient, then you are a vital part of the cancer care team. Taking care of someone who’s having cancer surgery may involve helping them get ready before the procedure, being their advocate during recovery, and then helping them get back to daily
The World Health Organization (WHO) today spells out the need to step up cancer services in low and middle-income countries. WHO warns that, if current trends continue, the world will see a 60% increase in cancer cases over the next two decades. The greatest increase (an estimated 81%) in new cases will occur in low-
Much more must be done to make radiotherapy treatment available worldwide, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said in a video message to mark World Cancer Day. “We need to do much more than we ever thought it was possible,” Mr Grossi said in the message recorded as part of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) 20 Leaders
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi gave the opening remarks at the Agency’s event to mark World Cancer Day. (Photo: D. Calma/IAEA) How to best work together to ensure that no woman dies from preventable or treatable cervical cancer was the centre of discussion among human health and radiation medicine experts as well as high-level officials
New imaging technology has been developed to help picture how tumors form. Early diagnosis and treatment of patients with cancer could be helped by the tool which researchers at Edinburgh University used to detect the onset of metastatic cancers – when tumors spread and take hold in new areas of the body. The scientists have
ডা. আবু জাফর মোহাম্মদ সালেহ। তিনি সৌদি আরবের রিয়াদস্থ বাদশাহ ফয়সাল স্পেশালাইজড হাসপাতাল অ্যান্ড রিসার্চ সেন্টারের বোনম্যারো ট্রান্সপ্লান্ট ইউনিটে (বিএমটি) অ্যাসিস্ট্যান্ট কনসালট্যান্ট হিসেবে ১০ বছর কাজ করেছেন। উত্তর আমেরিকা ও ইউরোপিয়ান দেশগুলোতে এসংক্রান্ত নানা সেমিনারে অংশগ্রহণের অভিজ্ঞতাও রয়েছে। চার বছর আগে এ্যাপোলো হসপিটালস ঢাকায় যোগদান করে এখানকার বিএমটি ইউনিটটিকে আইসোলেটেড হেমাটোলজি ইউনিটে রূপদান করেছেন। বোনম্যারো