Cancer cell

In a recent study, researchers suggested a new use of leukemia drug, nilotinib to heal a deadly pediatric brain cancer called medulloblastoma. read more

The researchers have found that the herb contains natural chemical compounds to inhibit the propagation of cancer cells. read more

The results of the study, published in Gastroenterology point to two signalling pathways as contributing to EAC tumours. read more

The fact that exercise may play a role in reducing the growth of colon cancer cells has been published in The Journal of Physiology. read more

Researchers have developed a device that can isolate individual cancer cells from patient blood samples. The device may one day enable rapid, cheap liquid biopsies to help detect cancer and develop targeted treatment plans. read more

The therapeutic approach involves modifying human platelets to create “decoys” that are still capable of binding to some cells but will not aggregate or carry out the other normal platelet functions, including chemical signalling associated with the... read more

The AMD3100 drug, which has already been used in clinics, was found effective in stopping the inevitable cancer cell spread, the researchers said. read more

Surgeons have tested the use of a fluorescent marker that can help them remove dangerous brain tumour cells from patients more accurately. read more

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana’s wife, writer-director Tahira Kashyap, has announced in an empowering Instagram post that she recently underwent a partial mastectomy. read more

A team of Indian-American researchers have used an ingenious process to enable curcumin found in turmeric to kill cancer cells. read more

Activating this gene may expose the cancer cells to the immune system and help the immune cells to attack the invading cancer cells. read more

Omega 3 fatty acids in the diet can protect you to a great extent from growth of cancer, says a new study. read more

Researchers used lab technology called mass spectrometry to study the proteins expressed by human cancer cells. read more

In a major breakthrough for immunotherapy, a woman with an aggressive form of breast cancer which defied chemotherapy and spread to other organs, was cured with an experimental treatment that triggered her immune system. read more

A new study has shown how nanoparticles derived from tea leaves can inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells, destroying up to 80% of them. Tea leaves contain a wide variety of compounds, including polyphenols, amino acids, vitamins and antioxidants. read more