UNITED NATIONS

Marine medicine

A messy little marine pest can protect us from cancer, claim US scientists

Vexed vitamins

Vitamin C may produce free radicals that may cause cancer

Treating cervical cancer

Radiation therapy and chemotherapy can halve cervical cancer deaths among women

Cancer solutions

Stopping blood supply to tumours appears to be a potent way to tackle cancer

Treating a compound

Scientists have developed a device to identify the sources of a carcinogenic compound

Gene remedy

The Human Genome Project could bring about a breakthrough in cancer treatment

Miracle cure?

Is the new Indian anti-cancer drug any good?

Predicting cancer

Safety prescription

High levels of particulate matter exposure increase breast cancer risk, finds study

Researchers observed an 8% increase in breast cancer incidence for people living in areas with higher PM2.5 exposure

WHO launches renewed efforts to reduce breast cancer mortality

The initiative aims to focus on low-income countries; reduce 2.5 million global breast cancer deaths by 2040

Bargarh: How Odisha's rice bowl turned cancer field

Cancer stalks Odisha’s agriculture-intensive Bargarh district raising questions over its link with pesticide overuse

Monsanto asked to pay $2 billion for carcinogenic product

This is the third time in the last 10 months that Monsanto has been found guilty of manufacturing cancer-causing products, especially Roundup

High dose of Vitamin C and B3 can kill colon cancer cells: study

High dose of vitamins can only be achieved through intravenous injections in colon cancer patients

Missouri court orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $72 million to family of consumer

Woman had reportedly died from cancer developed by regular use of company’s talcum powder

New AI technology enhances database for cancer drug discovery

The updated database is expected to enable scientists to design new cancer treatments more effectively

Spinach gives green signal to smokers

A diet rich in leafy vegetables and minerals can ward off cancer of the mouth, claim researchers.

Non-smoking beedi-rollers face cancer risk

About six million people employed in India's beedi industry risk developing cancer from handling tobacco leaves

Asia countries say no to US cancer sticks

The US is pushing its tobacco industry in Asian countries, despite stringent laws against smoking in several of these countries

Supermouse

A gene which boosts the growth of muscles in mice could enhance meat production and also be a cure for cancer

WHO: Off-track progress in Africa could kill 70,000 cervical cancer patients

26 countries have introduced HPV vaccine, but just 31% girls under 15 received its first dose in 2022 in the African region  

WHO releases new guidelines on breast cancer

Recommends “organised” screening to cut down breast cancer mortality by 20 per cent

Diesel exhaust linked to lung cancer

WHO agency says there is compelling evidence to classify diesel fumes as deadly carcinogen along with tobacco, asbestos

A third of non-melanoma skin cancer deaths caused by working under sun

Estimates from WHO, ILO call for protecting workers from hazardous outdoor work in the sun