cancer

New insight into genetic mutation may revolutionise bladder cancer treatment

Bengaluru | Oct 28, 2019

Among the various types of cancer, Urothelial Bladder Cancer (UBC) is responsible for around 2 lakh deaths per year around the world. This cancer affects the inner lining of the bladder and is the most common form of bladder cancer. It usually affects aged individuals, with blood in urine and painful urination as the first sign of its manifestation. Conventional methods of treatment involve surgical removal of cancerous tissue in the bladder and chemotherapy.

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In pursuit of 6000-year-old canine cancer, scientists gain insights into the evolution of the disease

Bengaluru | Aug 22, 2019

About 6,000 years ago, an unfortunate dog suffered from a relatively rare form of cancer. Since then, unlike any other cancer, its cancer cells were swiftly transmitted from one dog to another. Today, this age-old ailment has a name—Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour or CTVT. In a recent study, they traced the history of CTVT to Asia, and in the process, helped understand the evolution of cancer in the long term.

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Now, a simple blood test to monitor cancer

Bengaluru | Jul 15, 2019

A team of Indian scientists, working with collaborators from Singapore, Australia and France, have shown how clusters of circulating tumour cells—cancer cells that have sloughed off the tumour and are circulating in the blood—could help monitor the response to cancer treatments and predict a patient's survival chances using a simple blood test.

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New Finding in Nanomedicine Brings Hope to Cancer Treatment

Mumbai | May 19, 2019

Researchers from IIT Bombay and CSIR-NCL show how gold-liposome nanohybrids can kill cancer cells.

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New drug pits cell’s biocidal system against cervical cancer

New Delhi | Apr 23, 2019

A team of researchers from Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, have reported a new compound that has shown promising potential to fight against cervical cancer.

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Demystifying Cancer, One Gene at a Time

Kanpur | Mar 12, 2019

Researchers at IIT Kanpur show that increasing the levels of specific microRNAs reduce the progression of prostate cancer.

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A New Porter for Cancer Drugs

Mumbai | Feb 21, 2019

Researchers from IIT Bombay have designed a protein-based carrier for delivering drugs into cancer cells.

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The carcinogenic role of untranslated RNAs

Pune | Dec 6, 2018

Researchers from the National Centre for Cell Science, Pune and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar, have identified a novel noncoding RNA that causes cancer in mice.

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Halting the ABCs of cancer

Mandi | Oct 29, 2018

Researchers from IIT Mandi, and the North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, have found molecules that could potentially stop cancer cells from flushing out drugs. This research could lead to a cure for multidrug resistance in cancer cells.

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How are Indian researchers tackling cancer?

Chandigarh | Oct 24, 2018

Cancer, a condition where healthy cells in the body grow out of control and instead of undergoing programmed death, keep multiplying without a check, has now become quite widespread. Most of us are familiar with the disease either through personal experience or a loved one battling it.

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