by Gurpreet Kaur Bumrah, Shoolini University, Himachal Pradesh Understanding Prostate Cancer The prostate is a small organ located below the urinary bladder and in front of the rectum in men. It is typical for the size of the prostate to increase with age. In younger men, it is about the size of a walnut. The […]
Soumya Shraddhya Paul, Amity University, Noida The oncolytic viruses (OV), a novel cancer therapy method, can replicate preferentially within tumour cells and cause immunogenic cell death. Direct tumour oncolysis (apoptosis, necrosis, and autophagy) was once thought to be the most important mechanism. The development of systemic antitumor immunity, which was aided by the direct lysis […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University Many cancer patients are responsive to chemotherapy at the initial stages of treatment. Although, during treatment, they may develop resistance which makes cancer difficult to diagnose. This is of huge clinical concern in such sensitive treatments as it can later convert into huge barricades in patient’s lives. In clinical cancer treatment, […]
Nandini Pharasi, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology What is neuroblastoma? Neuroblastoma is a condition in which malignant cells develop in the adrenal glands, neck, chest, or spinal cords neuroblasts (immature nerve tissue). A gene mutation (change) handed down from parent to kid can develop neuroblastoma. Neuroblastoma is responsible for 8–10% of all malignancies in children […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University Oncological sciences have moved far in terms of research and development, leading to many novel therapies currently in use. Despite research on tumors and their causes, cancer remains the leading cause of death worldwide. The most popular approach to cancer treatment has been chemotherapy and radiation therapy. These approaches are not […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College Background There are important modifications in how homogeneous neoplasms should be assessed and identified, which have considerable therapeutic implications and extensive biological interest. The fourth most prevalent cancer in children is non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The occurrence of NHL in the members within the family is known as familial NHL, which […]
Ananya Ghosal, MAKAUT (WB) Chemotherapy is used to treat cancer patients. During the process of chemotherapy, the effects of the chemotherapeutic agent are to reduce or kill the cancer cells but besides cancer cells, other cell types are also affected which includes cycling blood cells. This process puts the hematopoietic system under pressure and sends […]
Vaishnavi Kardale, Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University Our cells divide for growth. Cancer starts when the growth of the cells gets out of control. Any cell can become cancerous at any stage and any age. Cancer development can begin even in fetal cells. What is Neuroblastoma? Neuroblastoma (NB) is a type of cancer that […]
Monika R, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore Melanoma is a deadly skin cancer that is said to occur mainly because of the accumulation of mutations in growth-regulating genes, the loss of adhesion receptors, and the increase in autocrine and paracrine growth factors- all of which contribute to uncontrolled proliferation promoting the survival of those abnormal […]
Madhavi Bhatia, NIPER Guwahati Cancer is a disease that involves abnormal growth with the potential to spread to other parts of the body. There are various treatments available for cancer surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiotherapy. There is a higher risk of kidney cancer recurrence following surgery to remove tumours, but there is currently no treatment […]
