Metabolic footprints of cancer cells may help in early diagnosis, shows study
Isotopic markers of cancer cells may make the disease detectable through blood tests, reseachers claim
Run-up to Ottawa: Plastic may contribute to aggressive cancer spread, warns leading cancer scientist
New research comes ahead of INC-4 negotiations in Canada over Global Plastics Treaty
Hepatitis B is a public health concern in India; but very few know about its transmission, effects & vaccination
Misconceptions and insufficient education on Hepatitis B are widespread; they necessitate targeted information campaigns, finds Sir Ganga Ram …
United States bans white asbestos, last of its kind still in use
Chrysotile asbestos used in chlor-alkali industry to make water treatment chemicals, chlorine bleach, caustic soda
What is the ‘aid in dying’ bill that France is considering?
The medical option will only be provided to adults, except those with psychiatric conditions and disorders like Alzeihmer’s
Drug cures rectal cancer patients in new trial. Will this impact current course of treatment?
Patients part of the study didn't require any chemotherapy or surgery
Colonoscopy is still the most recommended screening for colorectal cancer, despite conflicting headlines and flawed interpretations of a new study
Those at higher risk are advised to get screened by a colonoscopy
India’s cancer burden: Cases & deaths increased last decade, COVID-19 widens screening gap
Globally, cancer cases increased 21% and deaths 26% from 2010-2019
Cancer treatment breakthrough: India's homegrown CAR-T cell therapy, a form of immunotherapy, gets market authorisation
It is a major breakthrough as the therapy is not available in India outside of clinical trials
Simply Put: Punjab cancer burden
Cancer-causing benzene from United States refineries exceeded federal limits in 2021: Analysis
Over six million people live within three miles of a refinery in US
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
Look back at the decade: Generic drugs
Fifteen years after it rose and went limp, the biotech sector saw a bull run of sorts
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
Explained: The cancer therapy that got two immunologists a Nobel
The immunologists’ immune checkpoint therapy has revolutionised cancer treatment
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
'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, …
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
New technique may help quicken production of blood cancer drug
Henrietta Lacks, whose cells led to path-breaking medical advances, receives posthumous WHO award
The scientific community hid her race and story for years
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World Cancer Day: Southeast Asia should strengthen diagnosis, treatment, palliative care tools
Cervical cancer is the second-most prevalent in southeast Asia
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First ‘Made in India’ cervical cancer vaccine in offing
Vaccine to be launched after adequate doses manufactured for distribution