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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Air pollution a leading cause of cancer - U.N. agency
The air we breathe is laced with cancer-causing substances and is being officially classified as carcinogenic to humans, the World Health Organization's cancer agency said on Thursday. The International
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Outdoor pollution is carcinogenic: WHO
“We consider this to be the most important environmental carcinogen, more so than passive smoking.” The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialised agency of the World Health Organisation, on Thursday announced that it had classified outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans. This is the first time that experts have done so and claimed there is sufficient evidence to prove it.
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Once a lifeline, Ghaggar now a perennial pollution source
Once a lifeline for villages situated along its course, the Ghaggar has in recent years turned into a perennial source of pollution in the district. As untreated waste continues to be discharged unabated
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No health hazard’ from mobile phone emissions
The umbrella body of GSM mobile phone operators, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), today said in its latest advisory on health risks associated with mobile phones and their base stations
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Outdoor air pollution a leading environmental cause of cancer deaths: IARC, WHO
<p>The specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), announced today that it has classified outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1). Read this release by IARC.</p>
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WHO agency says air pollution causes cancer
“We consider this to be the most important environmental carcinogen, more so than passive smoking.” What many commuters choking on smog have long suspected has finally been scientifically validated -- air pollution causes lung cancer. The International Agency for Research on Cancer declared on Thursday that air pollution is a carcinogen, alongside known dangers such as asbestos, tobacco and ultraviolet radiation.
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U.N. agency calls outdoor air pollution leading cause of cancer
The air we breathe is laced with cancer-causing substances and should now be classified as carcinogenic to humans, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) cancer agency said on Thursday. The International
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Telecom towers a silent killer, says Justice Gupta
Installing telecom towers in close proximity of inhabited areas should be banned by the Union Government since they could be acting as “silent killers”, said Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta, former Chief Justice
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EU Spent $171 Billion on Cancer in 2009, Researchers Say
The European Union spent 126 billion euros ($171 billion) on cancer costs in 2009, according to a study by U.K. researchers that may help officials choose where to spend to fight disease. Health care
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Cancer costing European Union countries 'billions'
Cancer costs countries in the European Union 126bn euro (£107bn) a year, according to the first EU-wide analysis of the economic impact of the disease. The charity Cancer Research UK said it was a "huge