London: A new wave of medicines that tap the power of the immune system to fight cancer could become the biggest drug class in history, with potential sales of $35 billion a year.
The sales forecast by analysts at US bank Citigroup highlights the growing excitement surrounding so-called immunotherapy after positive results from clinical trials conducted by companies such as Bristol-Myers Squibb and Roche Holding.
"We believe this market will generate sales of up to $35 billion (a year) over the next 10 years and be used in some way in the management of up to 60 per cent of all cancers," Citi analyst Andrew Baum said on Wednesday.
Citi's forecast is considerably higher than current market consensus, but if it proves correct, then cancer immunotherapy would exceed the peak market value of top blockbuster drug classes such as statins for high cholesterol....
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09:59 AM, May 23, 2013
Los Angeles: Actress Jennifer Aniston reportedly cried after reading about her former husband Brad Pitt's current partner Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy. Aniston was upset after she learnt that Jolie had both her breasts removed after finding out that she had an 87 percent chance of developing breast cancer. "She was moved beyond belief reading Angelina's story. It really took her by surprise how brave she is. To go through such...
01:58 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: An advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before was unveiled in the national capital on Sunday. The mammography machine 'Amulet' by Fuji films is claimed to be India's first low dose resolution system. Speaking at the launch, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj said: "Every woman should be aware about ever growing breast...
05:33 AM, May 20, 2013
The high cost of cancer care in India makes early diagnosis an obstacle for many women. So, what needs to be emphasised on is regular breast examination after 20 and go for a mammography every two years after the age of 50. ...
01:57 PM, May 17, 2013
Angelina Jolie said on Tuesday that fears of developing breast cancer because of a gene mutation led her to have a preventive double mastectomy this year, urging other women to take steps to see if they had a similar risk. ...
11:59 PM, May 15, 2013
As a woman and of course, it runs true for men too - I am the sum of all my parts. We are all the ...
11:13 PM, May 15, 2013
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08:46 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: Diagnosed in December 2012, Manisha Koirala on Wedesday morning declared on her Facebook page that she is now "cancer free". The actress, who was being treated in US, broke down when she heard that the deadly disease has been cured. An elated Koirala thanked her family and friends for being there with her during this difficult time. She wrote, "I burst out crying when I heard "cancer free"...
05:48 PM, May 15, 2013
Los Angeles: In her bad girl days, Angelina Jolie's body was a billboard for tattoos that said such things as "Billy Bob." Now she's sharing intimate details of her anatomy to help women at risk, going public with her preventive double mastectomy to greatly reduce her high odds of breast cancer. It's the latest peak in Jolie's turn-around from hedonist to humanitarian, party girl to inspirational poster girl. The way...
01:17 PM, May 15, 2013
New York: Brad Pitt has called fiancee Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy a heroic attempt. The 37-year-old Oscar-winning actress, who raises six children with Pitt, revealed to the world that she had both of her breasts removed in February as a preventative measure after doctors warned her she carries the 'faulty' gene Brca1, reported the New York Times. The 'Fight Club' star has released a statement thanking his partner for going...
12:27 PM, May 15, 2013
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09:31 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: A special chattai therapy is providing some relief to little children suffering from cancer. CanKids initiative at AIIMS Delhi helps children undergo treatment by helping them with motivational and self esteem talks. Chemotherapy sessions, frequent hospital visits, long waiting hours, hair loss - are images associated with cancer. Battling the disease is a painful process for every one. Poonam Bagai was no different. The government officer's life was...
11:28 AM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: Actress Angelina Jolie said on Tuesday that fears of developing breast cancer because of a gene mutation led her to have a preventive double mastectomy this year, urging other women to take steps to see if they had a similar risk. Jolie, writing in the New York Times, said her own mother's early death from cancer and the discovery that she carried the BRCA1 gene mutation, which can...
11:08 AM, May 14, 2013
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10:02 AM, May 06, 2013
London: Pop star Kylie Minogue has been honoured with Courage Award for her battle with breast cancer by the Entertainment Industry Foundation's Women's Cancer Research Fund. Minogue, 44, who diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, said she found it hard to feel positive while battling the disease, reported Daily Express. "Sometimes when people say 'Be positive' you can't be positive all the time," she said. Later on micro-blogging site, the...
11:39 AM, May 05, 2013
Jaipur: A senior doctor at a government hospital in Rajasthan's Udaipur district was arrested on Friday for taking bribe of Rs 500 for treating a breast cancer patient, police said. Dr Suresh Kumar Dangayach, the head of radio therapy department at Maharana Bhupal Hospital in Udaipur, 300 km from Jaipur, was trapped by the state police's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). According to Additional Superintendent of Police Bhupal Singh Chudawat, Shyam Sundar...
04:41 AM, May 04, 2013
Santiago: Bone remains of Chilean Nobel literature laureate Pablo Neruda will be analyzed in the United States as investigators seek to resolve a four-decade mystery about his death. Neruda's body was exhumed this week in an effort to discover if he died from prostate cancer as was recorded, or if he was poisoned by agents of Gen Augusto Pinochet's bloody dictatorship, as his driver and others believe. Rodolfo Reyes, one...
07:45 AM, Apr 13, 2013
Washington: Drinking alcohol has no impact on breast cancer survival, a new study has claimed. Although previous research has linked alcohol consumption to an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new study has found that alcohol consumption does not impact survival from the disease. In fact, a modest survival benefit was found in women who were moderate drinkers before and after diagnosis due to a reduced risk of dying...
05:27 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Thane: The Tarapur Atomic Power Station, located in Thane barely 15o km from Mumbai, is the first atomic power project of India. While the government has been promoting and building more nuclear power plants, the Tarapur Atomic Power Station has allegedly become a reason for deaths of villagers where it is located. Ghivli village is situated very close to the atomic power station and its residents allege that incidents of...
05:48 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Los Angeles: Roger Ebert, who was the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize and became an unlikely TV star while hosting a movie review show with fellow critic Gene Siskel, died in Chicago on Thursday, two days after he disclosed his cancer had returned. "It is with a heavy heart we report that legendary film critic Roger Ebert (@ebertchicago) has passed away," the Chicago Sun-Times, the newspaper where...
07:25 AM, Apr 05, 2013
