Pollution: The crusade continues
US-based environmental pollution crusader Erin Brockovich and her partner Ed Masry are at it again. The target of their attention this time is …
Burn baby burn
The use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam war maimed US soldiers as well. A first hand account
Cancer rises in the Northeast
Report of Indian Council of Medical Research shows Aizawl district in Mizoram has the highest incidence of cancer
Diagnose the discord
Latest data shows that cancer is rising sharply in India. It's time we understood the intriguing facts from cancer registries to frame a more …
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 …
Killer chlorine
Once hailed as a boon to health, chlorine is now charged with being carcinogenic, maiming the immune and the reproductive systems.
Protected by pregnancy
A protein produced by pregnant women is found useful in preventing the development of skin tumours
Super aspirin makes a debut
For those suffering with heart diseases, scientists just found drugs that are more effective than aspirin
Biography of malignancy
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Rising cancer cases in Mizoram: interview with Eric Zomawia
In capital Aizawl, a male below 64 years has 15.9 per cent chance of developing cancer while a female below 74 years has 21.1 per cent risk
Child cancer drugs neither available nor accessible to the poor in Delhi
A study reveals that a lowest-paid government employee will have to spend 55 days’ wages to get a child treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma and …
For the first time, study establishes link between PM 2.5 and breast cancer
A study on US women found that for every one unit increase in PM2.5, the risk factor for breast cancer increased by 4 per cent
Use of triclosan in popular brand of toothpaste raises concern over USFDA processes
Colgate Total contains the chemical ingredient associated with growth of cancer cells in animals
Endemic encounter
Some children appear to have received close to 100 rads. The radiation has mainly occurred from iodine 131, a radioactive form of iodine that is …
Eat sauce, fight cancer
Go grab a slice of pizza and be liberal with the ketchup. The tomato paste may help prevent many types of cancers
Mothers' gift
The benefits of breastfeeding babies include better intelligence, lower risk of cancer and asthma, and much more...
Health class
Enemies of health and allies of poverty join hand to create global havoc, leaving different marks on different classes
Cycle of movement
Watch video to find out who wins in this race to emit more. A blue graph will appear shortly on your screen. Do not be alarmed. It is an attempt …
Why cancer survival rate in India is a low 30 per cent
Study published in The Lancet indicates what the country will need to spend to provide basic cancer screening and care to patients
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
Drinking very hot beverages can cause oesophageal cancer, says IARC
The cancer research organisation concluded that high temperatures, rather than specific drinks, are carcinogenic
Social health schemes better for cancer patients than tax-based systems, say researchers
A study of European countries by London-based researchers shows the adverse impact of global financial crisis on cancer drug reimbursements
It's whales today, but it could be you tomorrow
Industrial pollution along Canada's southeastern coast and its fatal results form the theme of BBC's Death on the St Lawrence.
Cancer fumes
Scientists say diesel fumes are carcinogenic, giving the war against vehicular pollution a shot in the arm