Transforming India’s approach to cancer care
In India, a country with a vast population and a diverse socio-economic fabric, healthcare remains fraught with challenges including disparities in access. These socio-economic disparities are deep, and
Cancer
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Thousands of new cancer cases in Ontario each year due to environmental exposures
Between 3,540 and 6,510 new cancer cases in Ontario each year result from environmental factors, says a new report from Cancer Care Ontario and Public Health Ontario (PHO). The report, Environmental
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chronic Diseases, 05/08/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chronic Diseases, 05/08/2016. As per disease burden study on Non-Communicable Diseases published by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 2004, the estimated cases
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Study finds toxins in toothpastes
Alarm Over Triclosan In Chunk Of Soap Samples Too A recent study by Toxics Link, an environmental NGO, found triclosan, an endocrine disrupting chemical, in 72.8% of samples of two items of everyday use
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Residential exposure to natural background radiation and risk of childhood acute leukemia in France, 1990 – 2009
<p>Exposures to high-dose and high-dose-rate ionizing radiation are established risk factors for childhood acute leukemia (AL). The risk of AL following exposure to lower doses due to natural background
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cancer due to pollution, 29/07/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cancer due to pollution, 29/07/2016. As reported by WHO, more than 1 million new cases are reported in India while about 6.8 lakh people die due to cancer in India. As per
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'11,000 hepatitis patients in UP govt hosps every year'
Lucknow: Contaminated water is the chief source of viral hepatitis in the state, warn doctors ahead of the world hepatitis awareness day. Hepatitis lands over 11,000 persons at government hospitals of
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Earliest hominin cancer: 1.7-million-year-old osteosarcoma from Swartkrans Cave, South Africa
<p>The reported incidence of neoplasia in the extinct human lineage is rare, with only a few confirmed cases of Middle or Later Pleistocene dates reported. It has generally been assumed that pre-modern
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Over 6 Lakh People Die Due To Cancer In India: Government
With over six lakh people succumbing to cancer and more than ten lakh new cases are reported in the country, the government today said air pollution and unhealthy lifestyles are among the major risk factors
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cancer Cases, 22/07/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cancer Cases, 22/07/2016. There is an increase in cancer cases in country as per Indian Council of Medical Research’s National cancer Registry data. The details of estimated
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Kids with cancer, deformities reach NGT, court gives UP 3 days to provide potable water
Meerut: Observing that the state government has failed to provide potable water to villages in six Uttar Pradesh districts where groundwater is contaminated with toxic elements -- Ghaziabad, Baghpat,