According to a latest report, ibrutinib-rituximab (IR) therapy offers superior progression free survival (PFS) than fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (FCR) in patients with immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (IGHV) gene mutated or unmutated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). This was an updated report from the E1912 trial published in the journal, Blood (American Society of Hematology). […]

Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy have been the cornerstones of cancer treatment for many years. These continue to be the mainstream treatment methods; however, new categories of treatment have recently helped physicians around the world paint a different picture of cancer treatment for people. Over the past decade, immunotherapy, has become what many call the

Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) is a rare, inherited condition that affects the gastrointestinal tract. Diagnosis is made when 100 or more adenomatous colonic polyps develop. It is caused by a defect in the gene called the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. It is mostly inherited directly from a parent, but there is a 25 to

Understanding how the human mind works has always been intriguing to the medical fraternity. It’s over a decade now that psychiatric genetics has taken a strong foothold in terms of gaining an insight into the heritability aspect of mental disorders. Almost all the major psychiatric disorders have a heritable component to it. Psychiatric disorders tend

Among the various types of cancers, one of the most prevalent ones is breast cancer. Although it can be cured completely if detected in the initial stages, there is still a lot of awareness that is required among the people. Breast cancer may occur due to various causes, but about 5-10% cases are hereditary. There

A BREAST LUMP IS PAINLESS, DOESN’T MEAN IS HARMLESS “I had a breast lump, it didn’t hurt, so I didn’t bother…” Above were the lines of a patient who came to my OPD a few days back with a complaint of pain in her breast. Upon examination we found that she had a big lump