Tehran Times - A type of bacteria called Halophilic archaebacteria (Haloarchaea) can reduce the formation of cancer cells in prostate cancer, Iranian researchers speculate. Halophilic archaebacteria are a class of the Euryarchaeota found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt. They are now mostly recognized as archaea that are single-celled ...

IFP - Irish paediatric oncologist Trish Scanlan says the new sanctions imposed by the US president on Iran imperil a treatment plan for Tanzanian children. Dr Trish Scanlan was in unfamiliar surroundings when she broke down and cried some weeks ago. Sitting with the chief of paediatric oncology in the Mahak hospital in Tehran, the capital ...

IFP - Iranian scientists have managed to produce raw materials for six drugs used for treatment of cancer and multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Samira Ansari, a member of the research group in charge of the raw materials production, says the raw materials have been produced by a knowledge-based company in Iran. In an interview with Mehr News ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers from North Khorassan University of Medical Sciences in association with their colleagues from Nevada Cancer Center, the United States, succeeded in increasing the sorption dose of tumor degrading rays in cancerous tissues by using nanoparticles. The increase in the dose can shorten the time of treatment, and as a ...

My baba has been diagnosed with cancer, a rare kind that is spreading rapidly. We are lucky. Our family has supplementary medical insurance, on top of the standard government-issued coverage. Think of the hell wed go through if we didnt, says my brother on the day the diagnosis lands. Under theintense sanctions of recent years, the cost of cancer ...