Cancer drugs refer to drugs used in chemotherapy to treat cancer cells. It is preferred to radiation therapy and surgery, the other two cancer treatment methods when the cancerous cells are located in several parts of the body. Sometimes along with cancerous cells, they end up attacking other cells. This results in various side-effects like reduced immunity, hair fall, fatigue, nausea and vomiting. Chemotherapy or cancer drugs are recommended when cancerous cells are present in various parts of the body. Radiation targets the cancerous cells directly and prevents them from replicating while surgery directly removes the cancerous tumour.
Budget 2026 Highlights: In the Union Budget 2026, the government announced targeted relief for cancer patients by exempting basic customs duty on 17 essential cancer drugs and medicines, aimed at reducing treatment costs.
Dostarlimab is a drug which is being used for the treatment of cancer of the uterus lining (endometrial cancer). Read on to know more about this drug.
Chemotherapy induced neuropathic pain (CINP) is one of the most common clinical complications associated with the use of anti-cancer drugs.
The study, which was presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021 annual meeting, suggested that patients living with these cancer types who did receive dexamethasone died after three months post-cancer surgery, compared to those who received the drug.
Aspirin has the potential to prevent diseases that result from chronic inflammation, such as cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and arthritis according to a new study.
According to a study presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting 2019, medium and lower doses of chemotherapy works as effective as the full-strength dose in controlling cancer.
A prototype wearable device which can continuously collect live cancer cells directly from a patient's blood in an advance that could help patients avoid biopsy as well as get treatment for cancer more effectively, has been developed.
Regular use of a common type of medication such as aspirin and ibuprofen significantly improves the survival rate for a third or more patients with head and neck cancer, a new study has found.
A novel biodegradable spray gel embedded with immune-boosting drugs could help prevent the recurrence of cancer after surgery -- a significant cause of treatment failure, say researchers.
The Chinese police have detained 132 people on suspicion of involvement in a fraud syndicate that scammed nearly 1 billion yuan ($145.7 million) from victims who were told they were at a high risk of cancer, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Thursday.
A new study conducted at the University of Leeds has revealed that only few women who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer think, they need to take a drug proven to help prevent the disease.
A new study published in the journal PNAS has revealed that researchers have identified cancer drugs that might be repurposed to treat infections caused by human papillomaviruses, or HPVs.
The ease with which infrared radiation passes through the human body means that the use of such nanoparticles to fight cancerous tumours or various infections will be possible in virtually any part of the body.
CSIR has selected a certain variety of cannabis plants like THC and CBC which are a class of compounds known as cannabinoids, found in abundance in the cannabis plant for the research.
In the past, mass spectrometry data repositories have been underused as it was difficult to search through them and this had led to high rates of the rediscovery of known compounds, researchers said. But this new computer algorithm just makes things easier.
An Indian study says that a vaccine for treating Lynch Syndrome (LS), also known as hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer can show promising results.
According to a new study, myeloma could lead to GPs using simple blood tests to improve early diagnosis. The study investigated the best combination of blood tests that could be used to diagnose myeloma in GP practices.
This class of new drugs can make your cancer cells sleep permanently without any adverse side effects.
Treatment with hormone testosterone could be effective at combating a condition of loss of body mass in cancer patients
Out of the various types of cancers, high-grade cancer is considered to be aggressive, as it spreads rapidly.
Not all cancer drugs works on patients suffering from the fatal disease.
Know how to improve cancer drug delivery
A study found that taking a higher doseof Carfilzomib, used for treating cancer, can increase the risk of heart failure,
This rare pregnancy cancer belongs to a group of diseases called gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD)
Budget 2026 Highlights: In the Union Budget 2026, the government announced targeted relief for cancer patients by exempting basic customs duty on 17 essential cancer drugs and medicines, aimed at reducing treatment costs.
Dostarlimab is a drug which is being used for the treatment of cancer of the uterus lining (endometrial cancer). Read on to know more about this drug.
Chemotherapy induced neuropathic pain (CINP) is one of the most common clinical complications associated with the use of anti-cancer drugs.
The study, which was presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021 annual meeting, suggested that patients living with these cancer types who did receive dexamethasone died after three months post-cancer surgery, compared to those who received the drug.
Aspirin has the potential to prevent diseases that result from chronic inflammation, such as cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and arthritis according to a new study.
According to a study presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting 2019, medium and lower doses of chemotherapy works as effective as the full-strength dose in controlling cancer.
A prototype wearable device which can continuously collect live cancer cells directly from a patient's blood in an advance that could help patients avoid biopsy as well as get treatment for cancer more effectively, has been developed.
Regular use of a common type of medication such as aspirin and ibuprofen significantly improves the survival rate for a third or more patients with head and neck cancer, a new study has found.
A novel biodegradable spray gel embedded with immune-boosting drugs could help prevent the recurrence of cancer after surgery -- a significant cause of treatment failure, say researchers.
The Chinese police have detained 132 people on suspicion of involvement in a fraud syndicate that scammed nearly 1 billion yuan ($145.7 million) from victims who were told they were at a high risk of cancer, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Thursday.
A new study conducted at the University of Leeds has revealed that only few women who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer think, they need to take a drug proven to help prevent the disease.
A new study published in the journal PNAS has revealed that researchers have identified cancer drugs that might be repurposed to treat infections caused by human papillomaviruses, or HPVs.
The ease with which infrared radiation passes through the human body means that the use of such nanoparticles to fight cancerous tumours or various infections will be possible in virtually any part of the body.
CSIR has selected a certain variety of cannabis plants like THC and CBC which are a class of compounds known as cannabinoids, found in abundance in the cannabis plant for the research.
In the past, mass spectrometry data repositories have been underused as it was difficult to search through them and this had led to high rates of the rediscovery of known compounds, researchers said. But this new computer algorithm just makes things easier.
An Indian study says that a vaccine for treating Lynch Syndrome (LS), also known as hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer can show promising results.
According to a new study, myeloma could lead to GPs using simple blood tests to improve early diagnosis. The study investigated the best combination of blood tests that could be used to diagnose myeloma in GP practices.
This class of new drugs can make your cancer cells sleep permanently without any adverse side effects.
Treatment with hormone testosterone could be effective at combating a condition of loss of body mass in cancer patients
Out of the various types of cancers, high-grade cancer is considered to be aggressive, as it spreads rapidly.
Not all cancer drugs works on patients suffering from the fatal disease.
Know how to improve cancer drug delivery
A study found that taking a higher doseof Carfilzomib, used for treating cancer, can increase the risk of heart failure,
This rare pregnancy cancer belongs to a group of diseases called gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD)
