India’s fight against tobacco needs strength
Over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapies will save families and help the country
Cervical cancer is a disease of inequity: here’s how to save 60 million lives
Providing the pap smear for detecting cervical cancer to all women requires a complex infrastructure, that has made it prohibitively expensive in …
Learning lessons from across Europe – the hidden costs of COVID-19 on lung cancer
The World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Lung Ambition Alliance, established a taskforce to learn from the impact of COVID-19 on lung …
Henrietta Lacks, whose cells led to path-breaking medical advances, receives posthumous WHO award
The scientific community hid her race and story for years
World Cancer Day: Southeast Asia should strengthen diagnosis, treatment, palliative care tools
Cervical cancer is the second-most prevalent in southeast Asia
Fading history of Novartis v Union of India
The 2013 landmark Supreme Court judgement offers critical lessons on the intent behind crucial aspects of India’s key patent law
First ‘Made in India’ cervical cancer vaccine in offing
Vaccine to be launched after adequate doses manufactured for distribution
Desperate writ petitions of dying patients
Cancer, TB patients are urging a reluctant government to use compulsory licences to make life-saving drugs accessible
Wake up early to pare breast cancer risk
Sleeping more than the recommended 7-8 hours a night can also increase the risk
Rise of AMR could result in up to 10 million annual deaths by 2050: UN report
AMR can push 24 million more people into extreme poverty by 2030
Study opens new avenue for preventing cancer
Scientists have found a way to stop the degradation of a protein called p53 that prevents cancer cells from proliferating and forming tumors
India-UK project to find affordable solutions to cancer
In order to promote research in affordable approaches to cancer, the government’s Department of Biotechnology has joined hands with British …
Aspartame ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’, labels WHO expert panel
Limited evidence on whether the artificial sweetener causes cancer in humans, more studies on carcinogenicity needed
World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UNICEF pledge close to $600 million to combat cervical cancer
Commitments at first ever global forum to eliminate the fourth most prevalent cancer among women
Simply Put: Free with your baby powder
COVID-19: More than 28,000 children died of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020
Travel restrictions mean children with cancer can’t seek hospital care in time
Research on fundamental cell process wins Medicine Nobel 2019
William Kaelin, Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza had described how a cell senses and adapts to the level of oxygen available
FDA orders withdrawal of ranitidine drug from markets
US drug regulator completes seven-month investigation, finds high levels of carcinogen
Scientists decode how UV rays damage our skin
Ultraviolet rays weaken bonds between cells in top layer of skin and causes damage
Why we must celebrate India’s indigenous HPV vaccine
Widespread and timely uptake of the new vaccine will save the lives of many Indian women by targeting a highly preventable and treatable disease
WHO allows self-collected samples for HPV testing
The revised guidelines also suggested DNA-based tests for HPV infection is better than pap smear
Grand challenge for cancer research announced
The India Cancer Research Consortium will organize a challenge to develop cost effective and affordable approaches for screening, early diagnosis …
As told to Parliament (February 3, 2023): No record of number of landless agricultural labourers in India
No specific census of migrant, other landless farmers has been conducted in the country, Rajya Sabha told
Researchers develop reusable, paper-based lycopene sensors
Lycopene-rich foods may reduce cancer risks
As told to Parliament (December 17, 2022): Over 10,000 cases of measles reported through December 12, says minister
Maharashtra contributed the maximum to the burden, with 3,075 and 13 deaths