Understanding Liquid Biopsies Here already  for the future of oncology A liquid biopsy is a test done on a blood sample to detect whether cancer cells from a tumour are circulating in the blood or to look for pieces of DNA from tumour cells that are moving in the blood. A liquid biopsy can be used to help detect cancer at an early stage and may also be used to

Diarrhoea antibiotic shows potential in treating aggressive blood cancer A form of aggressive blood cancer might be found to be more sensitive to chemotherapy with the use of an antibiotic currently available for treating diarrhoea, as per novel research published in Science Translational Medicine. The study was funded by Cancer Research UK and Blood Cancer UK, the study looked to tackle a certain type of acute myeloid leukaemia of which

Is COVID-19 more dangerous for people with blood cancer In this unfortunate time of Coronavirus, all of us have to be careful, get vaccinated, and take extra care. However, those of us who live with terminal or long term diseases like cancer have to be even more vigilant than others because of much greater risk of exposure and far poorer outcomes if we were to get infected by the virus.

Even though men do not have breasts like women, they do in fact have a small amount of breast tissue. The “breasts” of a man are similar to those of a girl before she hits puberty. Breast tissues grow and develop in women, but in men they don’t. However because men still have breast tissue, men can also get develop breast cancer. Men also get the same types of breast

Myeloma have antibody COVID vaccine response ? Patients who have active chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or multiple myeloma seem to have significantly lower antibody responses to  COVID-19 vaccines than healthy individuals, according to recent reports, with the studies suggesting that both cancer treatment and the cancer itself might be responsible for this.  An Israeli study found individuals who had leukaemia and myeloma had a greatly lower rate of immune response to

Impact of covid-19 on cancer As the coronavirus strains mutate and evolve, scientists are finding out a lot more about the virus and how it indeed affects people of different ages, medical histories, and other underlying conditions. From the very beginning, experts came to realize that older adults and people who had medical conditions like heart complications, cancer, diabetes, etc are at greater risk from COVID-19. The recent mutations in

Coping with intimacy and Cancer treatment. Not everyone who has cancer or is in remission will experience changes in sexual desire or how they think about themselves sexually and they might not notice any changes at all. However, we may find cancer changing our body, and this might affect the way we feel about ourselves and sex: trust us this is completely normal and justified.  Some might lose interest in sex

Coping with Cancer -Depression and Anxiety You can live better Research has revealed 1 out of 4 people with cancer will face severe depression and anxiety in their tryst with the disease. Let’s be clear about one thing; a cancer diagnosis is a seismic shift and sea change in a person’s life, and living with cancer brings its own enormous shift in physical, psychological, and emotional well-being. A cancer diagnosis

Herbal Remedies for Stress and Anxiety Herbs have been used as medicine for thousands of years, and humans have been using spices on their food for as far back as 50,000 B.C. Whether you suffer from a lifelong illness of stress and anxiety or if you’re simply going through a stressful period in your life, natural herbs can be of great help. The medicinal properties of herbs, as well as

Living Better, And Stronger, with Cancer.  Today, our outlook towards cancer and those who live with it. The disease growing more common, dialogue around it along with information on the internet has made the outlook on cancer broader and more open. Rather than giving in to despair and impersonal medical treatments, more cancer fighters are empowering themselves with better information and gaining more control over their therapies. This shift has