Timothy Ray Brown was an American working as a translator in Berlin in the 1990s when he learned he had HIVDoctors have to destroy the patient's diseased immune system with chemotherapy and radiation, then transplant the donor's cells and hope they develop into a new immune system for the recipient
3 min read25 Sep 2020By retarding the growth of sensitive cancer cells, the healthy cells can flourish
7 min read10 Jul 2020September is ovarian cancer awareness month. How will this disease and other women's cancers get better support and awareness?
10 min read21 Sep 2018A cancer diagnosis can make you fall in love with your body, and listen to all it has to say
6 min read31 Mar 2018Scientists say cancer cells can be targeted and destroyed with Iridium metal that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago
2 min read4 Nov 2017Glenmark receives final approval from the USFDA for Aprepitant capsules, used for preventing nausea caused by cancer chemotherapy
1 min read16 Oct 2017Researchers at University of Sheffield identified the specific modification to proteins that wrap around DNA of cancer cells, protecting them from chemotherapy treatment
2 min read28 Oct 2016IIT-Kanpur alumnus Rakesh K Jain has received numerous awards for his research on improving the effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatment
1 min read17 May 2016US President Barack Obama has recently called for a ‘moonshot’ to find safe and effective ways of eliminating cancer cells from our bodies
1 min read21 Apr 2016Scientists say that drug-resistant cancer cells can emerge during chemotherapy, limiting its effectiveness as a cancer-fighting agent
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