Less invasive treatment for breast cancer

A breast cancer research surgery shows that removing all nymph nodes may not be necessary as a method of treatment.

Local Chemotherapy Delivery to Tumours

Royal Philips Electronics and Eindhoven University of Technology announced an important development in MRI-guided local drug delivery for cancer treatment. Image-guided drug delivery has been studied by scientists all around the world for almost a decade because it may enable a beneficial increase in tumor chemotherapy drug levels, thereby increasing treatment efficacy without an increase in adverse side effects. The joint research team has now demonstrated in pre-clinical studies that an improved local drug uptake in tumors is achieved, and that it can be visualised and measured in real time.

Cancer drug, when combined, boosts death risk

The cancer drug Avastin, also known as bevacizumab, is linked to a higher risk of death when combined with chemotherapy, said a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Level of tumor protein indicates chances cancer will spread

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Hong Kong have discovered that high levels of a particular protein in cancer cells are a reliable indicator that a cancer will spread.

New Age Diagnostics

[This article was published in the February 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] Cutting-edge Radiology research is creating a revolution in the diagnosis of a range of ailments

Protein That Can Block Prostate Cancer

A study by researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson says that the “longevity” protein SIRT1 can inhibit the development of a known precursor to prostate cancer. .

Brain surgery with new mapping technique

Neurosurgeons from the University of California, San Francisco are reporting significant results of a new brain mapping technique that allows for the safe removal of tumors near language pathways in the brain. The technique minimizes brain exposure and reduces the amount of time a patient must be awake during surgery.

Peptide in blood and tissue inhibits the growth of breast tumors

Scientists have made a new discovery, which may become a new weapon in fight against breast cancer.

Evidence of Epigenetics found

Scientists at the Duke Cancer Institute have found evidence of epigenetics at work on a genome-wide scale in cases of ovarian cancer.

Philips introduces multimodality, multivendor imaging portal

Royal Philips Electronics introduced the Philips IntelliSpace Portal, a multimodality workspace that uses advanced networking capabilities to facilitate collaboration between radiologists and referring clinicians that may lead to faster, more accurate and informed patient care.

Equipped with technology, BGS Global Hospitals successfully performs 3rd liver transplant

BGS Global Hospitals, Bangalore today announced one more successful liver transplant surgery, on a hepatitis B +ve patient who had end-stage liver disease with multiple complications.

GE Healthcare gets License for New Imaging Agent

GE Healthcare acquired the license to a new molecular imaging agent that could be useful in diagnosing heart attacks and monitoring how well tumors respond to drugs.

Interventional Radiology – Current Practices & Future Trends : Ms. Prasanna Vadhana Kannan, Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan Technical Insights Healthcare Team

[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Interventional radiology has undergone tremendous advances owing to the development of new imaging technologies and interventional devices. This has paved the way for applying IR to a vast number of medical conditions that are otherwise performed using invasive methods.