Current Cancer Therapy Reviews - Volume 12, Issue 4, 2016

Aim: Prophylaxis is a treatment given or action taken to prevent disease or measures designed to preserve health (as of an individual or of society) and prevent the spread of disease. A prophylactic is also defined as a drug or device. Preventive Measures: Finding cure for cancer is one of the most important goals of medical research. Cancer is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Some types of ca Read More

Introduction: The biggest challenge in the development of anti-cancer drugs is to target and kill only the cancer cells without harming the normal body cells. Interferons (IFNs) are naturally produced by our body cells in response to pathological compromisation and these chemical messengers render the neighboring normal cells resistant to similar type of infection. Interferons regulate angiogenesis, have immunomodulatory ca Read More

Introduction: Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is a rare form of cancer characterized by the infiltration of abnormal white blood cells that accumulate in the bone marrow at a rapid rate. AML has an overall incidence of 4 per 100,000 persons and accounted for over 10,000 deaths within the United States in 2015 [1]. Indeed, AML also represents a disease typically associated with the elderly, as the median age of diagnosis for AML is Read More

Introduction: Herbal medicine has been used since ancient times and has been widely regarded by the physicians for their therapeutic values. The effect of using herbal medicine is less adverse as compared to modern medicine. The demand for herbal medicines has surged due to its ability to treat diseases with negligible or lesser side effects. On the contrary there has been a major concern using modern medicines in treating Read More

Background: Breast cancer is one of the high prevalence cancers worldwide affecting women based on various factors. Hormonal changes are amongst the factors involved in the development of breast cancer. The basic hormones involved include estrogen and progesterone with human epidermal receptor-2 (HER2) which could be either over expressed or not at all expressed. Therefore, studies were conducted on the D Read More