Down To Earth impact: ICMR to send team to study cancer in Odisha's Bargarh
Indian Council of Medical Reasearch team to study cancer in Odisha's rice bowl after Down To Earth reportage
A tomato a day can keep prostate cancer at bay
Men who eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables have lower risk of developing the disease, a new research suggests
Child cancer drugs neither available nor accessible to the poor in Delhi
A study reveals that a lowest-paid government employee will have to spend 55 days’ wages to get a child treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma and …
9.6 million people will die of cancer this year
Two reports released on the same day say that cancer is the second biggest killer in India, which will see 8.17 per cent of cancer deaths in the …
Genetic mapping of cancer cells raises hope of improved treatment
Researchers say better understanding of how cancers start and evolve can help improve efficiency of targeted treatment of cancers
Drinking very hot beverages can cause oesophageal cancer, says IARC
The cancer research organisation concluded that high temperatures, rather than specific drinks, are carcinogenic
भारत में तंबाकू से कैंसर के मामले तेजी से बढ़े: एनसीआरआई
नेशनल कैंसर रजिस्ट्री ऑफ इंडिया एक नई रिपोर्ट जारी की है, जिसमें कैंसर के बढ़ते मामलों के बारे में बताया गया है
World doesn't have enough oncologists to treat rising cancer patients in Africa
The continent currently has 3,913 cancer specialists but 50% more will be needed to treat more than 2 lakh new cancer cases
Tobacco behind more than a quarter of India’s cancer cases
Released by the National Cancer Registry of India, a new report has profiled the country’s cancer landscape
Ominous Signs: How deadly cancer is for India
While cases have increased in all the 28 cancer registries in India, mortality has gone up in 14. People of northeastern states are most …
HPV vaccination crucial to reducing cervical cancer, says study
States in the US which have a higher rate of HPV vaccination have a lower rate of cervical cancer
Sops for devil’s engines
Petrol price hike's hidden dangers
Anumita Roychowdhury, head of air pollution control unit of Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment, explains the health, budgetary …
Budget bites on vehicles
Fails to restrain use of subsidised diesel in private diesel cars
SC takes cognisance of alarming increase in air pollution in Delhi
Centre for Science and Environment welcomes apex court’s decision to accelerate priority measures to cut toxic vehicular emissions and air …
Air pollution is group 1 carcinogen, says WHO agency
Our cities urgently need action plan to meet clean air targets, given the high level of air pollution and increased incidence of lung cancer