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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Standard protocols needed for screening, treatment of cancer
This is essential for screening programmes to cover all rural areas, says Dr. V. Shanta With 56,000 new cancer cases in Tamil Nadu in 2015 and the incidence of cancer rising every year, eminent cancer
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40,000 people found with cancer cases
MORE than 40,000 people have been diagnosed with various types of cancer in the country and only 10 per cent of the victims have started medication at Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) in Dar es Salaam.
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Cases of cancer rise by 3% every year
40% Of Patients Die Annually In The Country Cases of cancer, considered the worst of all maladies, have been rising 2-3% across the country annually , show data and estimates from the Indian Council of
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Infant disorders linked to pollution in Haifa Bay, says new study
Symptoms of pollution-related disorders include smaller-than-average heads and relatively low weight, in addition to the high rates of cancer identified in previous studies, Channel 2 News reported Sunday.
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Singapore researchers improve DNA technology for infectious diseases, cancer
A more efficient DNA technology to detect and treat infectious diseases and cancer has been developed by Singapore researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of A*STAR, the
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Cancers cause 2.8 mln deaths in China in 2015: study
Cancers may have caused some 2.8 million deaths in China in 2015, which means more than 7,500 people die of cancer every day, according to a study by Chinese scholars "With increasing incidence and
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European cancer mortality predictions for the year 2016 with focus on leukemias
<p>Current cancer mortality statistics are important for public health decision making and resource allocation. Age standardized rates and numbers of deaths are predicted for 2016 in the European Union.</p>
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Nutrition support for kids affected by cancer now in B'luru
Identifying adequate nutrition as one of the primary aspects in the fight against cancer, Mumbai-based Cuddles Foundation, which provides nutrition support to underprivileged, cancer-afflicted children,
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Cancer statistics in China, 2015
<p>With increasing incidence and mortality, cancer is the leading cause of death in China and is a major public health problem.Because of China’s massive population (1.37 billion), previous national
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Monsanto sues to keep herbicide off California list of carcinogens
Monsanto Co stepped up its defense of a widely used weed killer on Thursday by filing a lawsuit in California seeking to prevent glyphosate, the main ingredient in its Roundup herbicide, from being added