Ananya Ghosal, MAKAUT(WB) Guidelines of ASCCP The American cancer society (ASC) released the screening guideline for cervical cancer. The guideline initiates a shift in practice to Human papilloma Virus (HPV) screening at the age of 25-65 years in people with the cervix. The American Society for colposcopy and cervical pathology (ASCCP) acknowledges the risk and […]
Biswadeep Sen, Amity University Kolkata Every cancerous outline hosts various problems for us, and cervical cancer is no different. But recent studies show that we have indeed found a way to tackle these “slippery opponents” of ours and might be closer to finding a permanent solution. The oncoproteins E6 and E7 of the Human Papillomavirus […]
Sumedha Guha, Techno India University Uncontrolled cell growth and division unleashed by an alteration (known as ‘mutation’) in the genetic circuits that regulate the cell cycle in a normal cell lead to cancer. In women, cervical cancer is the 2nd most commonly occurring cancer with more than 500,000 cases reported worldwide and 200,000 deaths. Cervical […]
Saptaparna Pal, Amity University Kolkata Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma are one of the most common neoplasias in the world. Most head and neck squamous cell carcinoma are treated as advanced disease and the multidisciplinary treatment strategies include radiotherapy (RT), chemotherapy (CT), surgery, and selected therapy. The addition of cetuximab, an IgGI chimeric monoclonal […]
