Screening for in vitro cytotoxic activity of seaweed, Sargassum sp. against Hep-2 and MCF-7 cancer cell lines.

Discovery of anticancer drugs that kill or disable tumor cells in the presence of normal cells without undue toxicity is a potential challenge for therapeutic care. Several papers in the literature have emphasized the potential implications of marine products such as seaweeds which exhibit antitumor activity. Study attempts to screen the antitumor effect of Sargassum sp, against chosen cell lines such as MCF-7 (Breast cancer) and Hep-2 (Liver Cancer).

Screening of bloodborne pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility testing among cancer patients.

Aim: To screen bloodborne pathogens and test for antimicrobial susceptibility among patients with different types of cancer.

Materials And Methods: Fifty volunteers undergoing chemotherapy in Madurai, Tamilnadu (14 males and 36 females) provided blood samples with consent for identification of pathogens by streaking on different selective and differential media. The antibiotic sensitivity for the entire isolates were tested by the Kirby-Bauer method.