Cancer class

A 13-year relapse

ICMR's malignant efforts show up in its cancer registry

Power of prevention

Cancer incidence declines in Sweden, after 20 years of restricting chemicals

Malignant!

Cancer incidence is rising. Hope for treatment in pegged on molecular biology

QED

Cancer in the region of the Aral Sea linked to its drying up

Faecal detection of cancer

Homoeopathy goes nano

Anti-cancer potential of yellow jessamine can be enhanced  

Now, a way to diagnose ovarian cancer early

Australian scientists develop a blood test that can “dramatically improve” early detection of the disease

Pune scientists tweak anti-cancer drug to make it more effective

Researchers synthesised several new compounds from Sunitinib, a drug used to treat kidney cancers and at least one of them promises to be …

Evergreen shrub may be a source of new cancer diagnostic agent

Nano carbon material extracted from the leaves of Sada bahar exhibits strong fluorescence, which makes them potentially suited for use in …

Confining cancer

Scientists have found a gene that checks the spread of prostate cancer to other parts of the body

Sharp eye for breast cancer

In some breast cancer cases, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Provides clearer images than X-ray mammography

Vice versa works

Medical researchers have used some smart molecular jugglery to target cells that lack the p53 molecule or cancer cells, to fight the scourge

Despite huge cancer burden, India has only 0.4 million blood stem cell donors

The demand and supply gap is widening as people don’t register themselves as donors due to lack of awareness about the issue

Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million in case linking its talc to ovarian cancer

Use of the Johnson's Baby Powder for feminine hygiene allegedly causes ovarian cancer, but the company denies it

Serum found to curb lung cancer

Tests on mice show that a hormonal antibody inhibits the growth of turnours, giving rise to hopes for a vaccine to treat lung cancer.

Coalition lor a cause

US activists demand a say in the government's modus operandi in using funds for breast cancer research

The answer to cancer

Cancer is a major killer, but its cause is still a -pestering mystery. Now a recent study linking carcinogens and human bodies at the molecular …

Three cheers

Three important developments made by cancer researchers this year have opened up some exciting new possibilities for the diagnosis, therapy …

Time to pay up

It is high time cigarette companies, rather than taxpayers, paid for cancer treatment the world over

A glass a day keeps cancer at bay

Whole milk from cows fed on an enriched diet could save humans from the risk of developing cancer

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

World’s first ‘Darwinian’ cancer drug plan could be a game changer

The programme based on artificial intelligence that will help forecast cancers and treat them better could be of immense benefit to patients …

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

Look back at the decade: Generic drugs

Fifteen years after it rose and went limp, the biotech sector saw a bull run of sorts