• Herbal medicines are available and infact currently being investigated for the treatment of cancer.
• Novel therapeutics are also in various phase of clinical trial.
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• Cancer is an abnormal & uncontrolled cell division. It can also be defined as a Tumor or Neoplasm.
• It is caused by an accumulation of genetic mutation.
• Treatment options available for cancer ranges from Surgery, Chemotherapy, Targeted therapy, to mention a few.
• With early detection, patients with cancer will have a better prognosis.
AOH1996 has shown promise in 70 cell lines, including breast, prostate, brain, ovarian, cervical, skin and lung cancers. It is now being trialled in people for whom standard treatments, such as chemotherapy, have not worked.
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PCNA is found in all cancers. It is uniquely altered in cancer cells this makes it possible for the design of AOH1996;
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Researchers in the US have developed a molecule that “appears to annihilate all solid tumours” in preclinical research – while leaving healthy cells unharmed.
Name given to the drug is AOH1996, named after Anna Olivia Healy, who was born in 1996 and died aged nine after being diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer affecting the nerves.
Carbon ion therapy has the ability to precisely target and destroy cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue — carbon ion therapy is currently used to treat cancers that may be resistant to conventional proton therapy.
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Most cancer types especially when advanced requires radiation therapy.
The next advancement in radiation therapy is known as carbon ion therapy.
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Another innovative research that has changed cancer treatment is Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T).
It uses the power of your immune system to fight your cancer. It involves modifying your immune cells and training them to attack the cancer cells in your body.
now given as a jab which takes just 7 minutes to administer.
This will not only speed up the treatment process for patients, but also free up time for medical professionals.
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The seven-minute cancer treatment jab is another advancement in cancer research. Anticancer agent like Atezolizumab formerly given as an infusion over hours is
PIPAC is used in treating specific advanced abdominal cancers. In this case, chemotherapy drugs are directly delivered into the abdominal cavity as an aerosol, targeting and concentrating the treatment on tumors in this area.
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Another advancement in cancer research is the use of Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC).