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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Kolkata most polluted metro; India has highest PAH level: Study
Kolkata is the most polluted metropolis in the country with its pollution levels recorded highest among eight tropical Asian countries, according to study. The study, on distribution and identification
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Childhood cancer and exposure to corona ions from power lines: an epidemiological test
We previously reported an association between childhood leukaemia in Britain and proximity of the child’s address at birth to high-voltage power lines that declines from the 1960s to the 2000s. We test
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WHO position paper on mammography screening
A new WHO position paper examines the balance of benefits and harms in offering mammography screening to women after the age of 40 in a variety of settings. Every year, breast cancer kills more than 500,000
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A targeted health risk assessment following the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in Vietnamese-American shrimp consumers
<p>The Deep Water Horizon oil spill of 2010, prompted concern about health risks among seafood consumers exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) via consumption of contaminated seafood. The
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UK tops WHO gullet cancer table and obesity may be factor
The UK has the highest rate in the world of one of the two main cancers of the food pipe or gullet, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Men are around four times as likely as women to develop
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'Tens of Thousands of Cancer Cases in Sudan's El Gezira State' - Farmers
The El Gezira and El Managil Farmers' Association announced on Monday that close to 93,000 people in the area have fallen ill with kidney problems and cancer, owing to the use of corrupt pesticides.
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Indians unaware of cellphone radiation danger’
PHD Chamber senior vice-president A. B. Shriram gifts sapling to Juhi Chawla during discussion on Mobile Tower An average Indian is exposed to 5-10 times higher levels of electromagnetic radiation,
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Fruit, vegetables slash risk of all-cause mortality by 40pc, researchers
MULTAN: People can slash the risk of all-cause mortality by 40 percent by making fruit and vegetables an essential part of their daily menu in higher quantity, food science and technology experts say.
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Women hit as thyroid cancers rise
CHINA has reported 4.6 times more cases of thyroid cancer over the past decade, with women worst hit. Young and middle-aged women are most vulnerable to papillary thyroid carcinoma, the most common
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Americans Living Longer as Fewer Die From Heart Disease, Cancer
A baby born in 2012 will live to a record 78.8 years old on average, as U.S. life expectancy grew and fewer Americans are dying from heart disease, cancer and other chronic illnesses. That’s a gain