Transforming India’s approach to cancer care
In India, a country with a vast population and a diverse socio-economic fabric, healthcare remains fraught with challenges including disparities in access. These socio-economic disparities are deep, and
Cancer
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Order of the High Court of Kerala regarding pricing of breast cancer medicines, 02/11/2023
<p>Order of the High Court of Kerala regarding exorbitant pricing of life saving patented medicines.</p> <p>The High Court wanted the opinion of the government of India on whether the breast cancer medicines
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Environmental justice and refinery pollution: benzene monitoring around oil refineries found more communities at risk in 2020
Cancer-causing benzene from oil refineries escaping into mostly minority and lower income neighborhoods exceeded the federal action level for 13 refineries across the U.S. in 2020, according to data from
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Report of National Cancer Registry Programme 2020
<p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">India's cancer cases could increase by 12% in the next five years projects the National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020, released by the Indian Council of Medical Research and the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (ICMR). The country will have 13.9 lakh cancer cases in 2020, which will increase to 15.7 lakh by 2025. </span></p>
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Impact of maternal reproductive factors on cancer risks of offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
<p>A number of studies have reported on associations between reproductive factors, such as delivery methods, number of birth and breastfeeding, and incidence of cancer in children, but systematic reviews
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WHO outlines steps to save 7 million lives from cancer
<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) spells out the need to step up cancer services in low- and middle-income countries. WHO warns that, if current trends continue, the world will see a 60% increase
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WHO report on cancer- setting priorities, investing wisely & providing care for all
<p><img alt="" src="https://cdn.downtoearth.org.in/dte/userfiles/images/cancer.jpg" style="width: 333px; height: 200px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />Global cancer burden is still increasing and if current
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Screening programmes: a short guide. Increase effectiveness, maximize benefits and minimize harm
<p>The purpose of screening is to identify people in an apparently healthy population who are at higher risk of a health problem or a condition, so that an early treatment or inter¬vention can be offered
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Three Hundred and Twenty-fifth Report on An Expanded Role for the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) in Cancer Treatment in India through an Enlarged Network of the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC)
A parliamentary panel has urged the government to upgrade the infrastructure for cancer treatment and make it affordable by enlarging the network of a leading healthcare institute, as it expressed concern
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cancer Cases, 12/07/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cancer Cases, 12/07/2019. As per the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) “Three-year Report of Population Based Cancer Registries: 2012-2014, Bengaluru, 2016”,