Kochi: The Molecular Tumor Board, a multidisciplinary team that reviews and interprets genomic data to inform treatment decisions for cancer patients, must use the latest advances in molecular and genomic testing to guide the selection of the most appropriate cancer treatments for individual patients, said well-known oncologists at a seminar on ‘Understanding Precision Oncology’. The … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The United States has an opioid epidemic, but there’s one bright spot in the fight against it: Prescriptions for these addictive drugs have declined for patients with private insurance. Amid guidelines over the past decade from governments, health systems and insurers aimed … Read more
June 14, 2021 — Oncologists may be underestimating how many breast cancer patients are using some type of complementary medicine or alternative treatments, according to a new survey released along with the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting. Complementary or alternative treatments typically refer to treatments that are used alongside standard or conventional … Read more
Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail treatment is not new and has been enlisted as one of the treatment options that the natural immune system functions to fight cancer. (Representational image: IE) By Dr. BS Ajai Kumar, With COVID-19 engulfing all of us mentally, physically, and socially, there has been an additional responsibility on drug makers to find … Read more
On an average cancer patient visits to hospitals have substantially declined by 64% after the outbreak. (Representational image: Reuters photo) The novel coronavirus disease or the COVID-19 pandemic initiated a national lockdown in India and rest of the world, bringing up massive challenges for the treatment of cancer patients. The pandemic has spread rapidly worldwide, … Read more