At Indian Cancer Society's roundtable to mark Cancer Survivor Month, experts say future of oncology lies in giving every patient most appropriate treatment rather than simply the newest.
From a pancreatic cancer drug that doubles survival to blood tests that may spot tumours years before symptoms appear, researchers say oncology is entering a new era of precision treatment.
The findings of trials using intismeran, an mRNA-based individualised vaccine, was published at the 2026 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago.
Immunotherapy, also known as allergy shots or vaccines, is a treatment where you slowly introduce your body to small amounts of the allergen you are reacting to, such as pollen.
CAR T-cell therapy's a form of immunotherapy that uses body's immune cells called T-cells, a type of lymphocyte or white blood cell. It has been approved for various types of blood cancers.
Immunotherapy is one of the most eagerly-watched treatments being devised for cancer, and it involves priming the immune system to eliminate tumour cells.
Nobel winner Tasuku Honjo has taken ex-collaborator Gordon Freeman to court for leaving his name out of patents on immunotherapy, the evolving cancer treatment.
Federal think tank in its latest report maps India’s workforce and learners across five segments, reveals that fewer than one in 12 secondary schools currently offer vocational subjects.
Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.
Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman
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