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IITians make cancer cure breakthrough
The nano-sized (10-9 metre) carbon materials have been extracted from the leaves of the rosy periwinkle plant.
US, Japanese pair win Nobel Medicine Prize for cancer therapy
The pair were honoured "for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation," the Nobel Assembly said.
Breast cancer cure: Discovery reveals how tumours can stop themselves from spreading
Study found that by activating the immune response, the primary tumour essentially shuts down its own spread.
Novel blood test detects 95 per cent of cancers at any stage of aggressiveness
Scientists hope that the new diagnosis method will allow patients to receive tailored treatments.
Stiffness makes cancer cells thrive
Scientists studying tumor growth and metastasis fabricated a human tissue model to examine how cancer cells interact.
Genes that make elephants resistant to cancer also found in humans
The study says that since all vertebrates evolved from a common ancestor, humans also have these anti-cancer genes.
Blueberries give boost to cervical cancer therapy: study
Radiosensitisers are non-toxic chemicals that make cancer cells more responsive to radiation therapy.
Cancer cure: Made in India— a cancer curing drug molecule
Results of the study approved by the Depart-ment of Biotech-nology will decide when the drug will be available in the market.
Drug to treat blood cancer patients created
Drug, called HXR9, prevents cancer cells from sidestepping apoptosis - the process that causes unhealthy and damaged cells to die.