Over fifty-seven thousand people from the United States facing a kidney cancer diagnosis every year. But, a ray of hope now emerges for patients in advanced kidney cancer stage all due to the promising outcomes of a preliminary study conducted by investigators from UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. The results showed that pre-surgery administering of drug sorafenib (Nexavar) could cause reduction in large-sized tumors and can be given without considerably augmenting surgery risks. The findings of the study revealed that major kidney tumors showed response to this treatment, shrivelling to nearly forty percent before surgery. This would translate to the fact that surgery in case of kidney cancer patients would be lesser widespread and hopefully would be able to offer improved results  [...]

Oral cancer is a malignant, irrepressible cell growth that assaults and causes major harm to the adjacent tissues. Such sores or cell growths in the mouth are intractable in nature and do not heal. Oral cancer comprises of cancers afflicting the lips, tongue, cheek, palate (hard as well as soft), base of the mouth, sinuses and pharynx (throat) and having a potential to be a life-menacing situation if not promptly detected and treated. Oral Cancer Symptoms: The parts of the lips, gums, or other spots within the mouth would show the presence of some kind of swell up or thickening, lumpy formations, coarse/crusted/ or corroded areas. Patches that are white or red in colour with velvety texture stippled in the interiors of the mouth. Inexplicable bleeding in the oral cavity. Arcane lack of sensation,  [...]