An international team of researchers led by Queensland University in Australia claim to have developed a cancer drug that avoids the unpleasant effects of chemotherapy like hair loss.
An international team of researchers led by Queensland University in Australia claim to have developed a cancer drug that avoids the unpleasant effects of chemotherapy like hair loss.
Traditionally cancer has been treated by surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The latter two cause side effects like hair loss. In this new discovery, the researchers say that using coatings rich in fats can lead to gene-silencing and inactivate specific genes involved in hair loss.
Chemotherapy - History, Principles, Aim, Types, Side Effcts, Pros & Cons
'Chemo' means medicine or 'drug', 'therapy' means 'treatment'. Chemotherapy refers to the use of cytotoxic drugs in the treatment of cancer.
'Chemo' means medicine or 'drug', 'therapy' means 'treatment'. Chemotherapy refers to the use of cytotoxic drugs in the treatment of cancer.
The researchers used this method in mouse models and reported a 70% reduction in the size of cervical tumors.
About Chemotherapy Drugs
Chemotherapy drugs perform like ‘magic bullets’ to destroy cancer cells in the body.
Chemotherapy drugs perform like ‘magic bullets’ to destroy cancer cells in the body.
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Hair Loss - Types and Treatments
Hair loss, referred to as alopecia, is a common yet distressing condition that affects young as well as older individuals.
Hair loss, referred to as alopecia, is a common yet distressing condition that affects young as well as older individuals.
Hair Loss in Men
A few men are only in their twenties when they begin to lose hair, but by the time men reach their fifties, more than 50% of them have what doctors would call ‘significant hair loss’.
A few men are only in their twenties when they begin to lose hair, but by the time men reach their fifties, more than 50% of them have what doctors would call ‘significant hair loss’.
