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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Cancer train a lifeline for stricken patients
Cancer patients from various towns of Punjab travel on this Lalgarh-Abohar-Jodhpur train no. 339 to a hospital in Bikaner for treatment. Cancer patients from various towns of Punjab travel on this Lalgarh-Abohar-Jodhpur train no. 339 to a hospital in Bikaner for treatment. Photo by writer Bathinda/Bikaner, September 30
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Faecal detection of cancer
CHANDAN CHAKRABORTY is an oncologist with a practice in Kolkata. He specializes in cancers of the colon and rectum. During a conversation about his daily endeavours, he mentioned an occupational hazard:
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Organic farming to avoid hazards of normal cultivation
Realizing the dangerous effects of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and spraying, the government has planned to initiate
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China's 'Cancer Villages' Bear Witness To Economic Boom
One needs to look no further then the river that runs through Shangba to understand the extent of the heavy metals pollution that experts say has turned the hamlets in this region of southern China into cancer villages.
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15 out of 1 million need liver transplant every year
LUCKNOW: Epidemiological studies show that 1-2% of the total Indian population is a carrier of Hepatitis B. This makes a large chunk of these carriers vulnerable to cirrhosis and cancers of liver. Transplant is perhaps the only way to save these lives. These facts were shared by Dr M Rela, chief liver transplant surgeon, Kings College Hospital London in an interview with TOI.
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HC rejects Bayer plea against Ciplas generic cancer drug
BAYER, Germany
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The Pine River Statement: Human health consequences of DDT use
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) was used worldwide until the 1970s, when concerns about its toxic effects, its environmental persistence, and its concentration in the food supply led to use restrictions and prohibitions. In 2001, more than 100 countries signed the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) , committing to eliminate the use of 12 POPs of greatest concern.
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Beyond the Biopsy: A Tiny Monitor for Cancer
Doctors doing a needle biopsy to analyze tissue for cancer may one day add a second step to the procedure: depositing a tiny device at the site to report on growth of a tumor
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DRL cries foul as US firm blocks Revlimid generics
Approaches FDA On Drug Risk Evaluation Rules Which Have Been Cited To Block It
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Drug curdling problem solved
Cancer, HIV medicines may get extended shelf life chemical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may have the answer to a problem drug companies have been trying to solve