Well cornell Medical College in the UK are developing a nanoparticle tracking analysis technology to facillitate cance metastasis reserach i9t will help detect cancer earier, predict aggresswiveness fo the tumour and assess risk of cencer recurrence. US based pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. has edevelped an experimental drug which has The drug MK - 3475 is admin istered by infusion and it enables the immune system to target the cancer cells. The tahlequah City Hospital in Oklahama, the US, has fused PET asnd Ct scan to detect minute fluctuations in the body's metabolism ca\used by tumour or abnormal cell growth. the 3d images can distinguish between bening and cancerous tumours, thus eliminating unnecessary tests.
the cancer cell, "says Dr Sapna Nangia, consultant, radiation oncology, Apollo Hospital, Delhi.
There are many other patient-centric developments/ Intra-operative radiotherapy that offers six weeks of radiation on the table in two days is also an attractive option for patients who are unable to travel for radiation sessions. Robotic surgery. theough expensi9ve, is shouwing results in surgeries of the pelvic area. Most patients undergoing chemotherapy complained of nausea earlier. Now dueto bettor drugs 90 per cent patients do not complain of it. " says Dr Anil Herror; oncoswurgeon Fortis Hospital, Mumbai, Also there are drugs that imporove blood count after chemo therapy; improving immunity
The bottom line from the cancer doctors is that cancer care is becoming more patient-friendly While the battle with the de3adly disease contin use better tretment option make the patient are also taken care of cancer.