Tag: Medical Oncology

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3-drug combo improves survival period for bowel cancer patients

London: A targeted three-drug combination therapy resulted in median overall survival of nine months for patients with advanced bowel cancer compared to 5.4 months for current standard-of-care treatment, showed the results of a phase-3 clinical trial. The data suggested that the three-drug combination, encorafenib, binimetinib and cetuximab, should replace chemotherapy for patients with metastatic colorectal […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Ovarian-Cancer
Stay Vigilant As Ovarian Cancer Has 'Silent' Symptoms

New Delhi: Since ovarian cancer, the third most commonly detected cancer among Indian women, has very silent symptoms, women can take care of themselves by staying vigilant and going for regular health checkups, doctors have advised on the occasion of World Cancer Day on Tuesday. It is a malignancy that occurs in the ovaries, the […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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