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
-
In 10 yrs, govt aims 25% cut in premature cancer deaths
The health ministry has chalked out an overarching National Multi-Sectoral Action Plan with the aim to reduce premature deaths from cancer, diabetes and heart diseases by 25% in the next 10 years (by 2025).
-
Blueair launches 'smart' air purifiers
Did you know that the air we are breathing now, could cause lung diseases, stroke, respiratory diseases like COPD, asthma, cancer and even death in some cases? In the past few years, there has been
-
16 children confirmed to have thyroid cancer in 2nd Fukushima survey
In a survey that began in April 2014 to check the impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, 16 children have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and 35 are suspected of having the disease, a prefectural
-
Clinical trials weapon of last resort in cancer battle
Having exhausted all treatment options, some cancer patients are seeking to undergo clinical trials ast Friday, Ashok (name changed), an accountant, went through the morning ritual: bath, a dab of his
-
A protein can control spread of cancer cells
British researchers have identified a key protein that can control how breast cancer cells spread in the body. The study sheds light on how cancer cells leave the blood vessels to travel to a new part
-
Check air pollution, WHO urges SE Asian region
Noting that outdoor air pollution increases the risk of cancer, World Health Organization (WHO) urged the governments of Southeast Asian region to tackle the issue with "urgency" as the area has 14 of
-
20% of Delhi's lung cancer patients non-smokers: Doctors
In what could be an alarming fallout of air pollution, top cancer doctors say they have noted a significant rise in lung cancer among non-smokers in recent years. Roughly one in every five persons diagnosed
-
India has just 2,000 oncologists for 10 million patients
New Delhi: Even as cancer is fast taking epidemic proportions in India, the country is facing severe shortage of care- givers with merely 2000 oncologists to look after around 10 million patients. Besides,
-
Rise in cancer cases due to lifestyle, pollution
On the eve of World Cancer Day, health experts blamed increasing urbanisation, lifestyle changes, high levels of industrial and environmental pollution and inadvertent entry of chemicals in the human food
-
60% affected kids undernourished, run the risk of lower cure rate
Six-year-old Karthik from Ramanagaram had his eye balls jutting out along with persistent fever since he was two. Born to a diabetic auto rickshaw driver and a mother who does odd jobs to earn money for