What needs to happen for better cancer prevention and control in Kenya
major weakness: Bringing sectors together for stronger policies
Delhi tops in Asia among childhood cancers in boys in 0-14 yrs age group
Ratio of cancer in children to overall cancer cases declines marginally
Cervical cancer: 90% deaths in low and middle income countries with least access to HPV vaccine, screening
These countries also have low rates of vaccination against HPV
World Cancer Day 2023: Indian children with the disease are in dire straits; here is why
Children with cancer in India grapple with lack of awareness, adequate treatment and low survival rate
Cancer among elderly women more prevalent than among men: LASI report
Himachal Pradesh, at 2.2%, showed the highest self-reported prevalence of cancer in adults aged 45 and above
India had the second highest number of cancer deaths in Asia in 2019: Lancet
Apart from tobacco smoking and ambient air pollution, high prevalence of smokeless tobacco public health concern in South Asian countries
Diet, lifestyle, environmental changes linked to massive cancer cases spike in under-50 adults globally
79% surge in cancer cases from 1990 to 2019, finds report
Johnson & Johnson to change baby powder composition, but it might not be enough to keep consumers safe
Cornstarch base for powder also not without risk
How do Indian states handle cancer screening among women? NFHS-5 data reveals
Cervical, oral and breast cancers are prominent among women. In round 1 of NFHS-5, women aged between 30 and 49 years were asked whether they …
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
'Childhood cancers doubled in Delhi in 25 years, when city's air quality also became toxic'
Manas Ranjan Ray, former assistant director & head, department of experimental haematology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, …
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
India's cancer burden
Leukaemia accounted for nearly half of all the childhood cancers in both genders. The other common childhood cancer in boys was lymphoma, while …
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 7, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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
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