Tag: Cancer

Myeloid Cell Targeting Therapies: Budding Therapy Against Cancer

The global cancer burden is increasing rapidly with over 19 million new cancer cases and 10 million deaths reported in the year 2020. Given the rising prevalence, researchers have made significant efforts in discovering new approaches for the treatment of oncological diseases using cell and gene therapy solutions. With several programs having entered the clinical

Evolution of Cancer Diagnostics: Rise of Novel Non-Invasive Methods

Cancer diagnosis, today, employs a mix of invasive and non-invasive strategies. Invasive cancer diagnostic methods are generally expensive and uncomfortable. Biopsies have been the gold standard to determine the clinicopathological characteristics of cancer tissues for many years. The procedure is very uncomfortable and painful for patients and in many cases, the results are known to

Cancer Stem Cell: A Step Closer to the Cure

The discovery of cancer stem cell (CSC) may have revolutionized the field of cancer research in a manner similar to how the “germ theory of disease” altered the way medical science looked maladies in general.  Before the germ theory, disease and sicknesses were attributed to be manifestations of bad omens and evil spirits. The discovery of