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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Daily supplement
Long feared for its toxicity, a new study lauds selenium for reducing the risk of some cancers
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Chief sources of selenium
Source: James E Brody 1997, Selenium: Cinderella Nutrient, in The New York Times, New York Times Co group, New York, February 20
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Taming the tumours
Two new drugs being developed in the US show a lot of promise in halting the growth of tumours
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BUYING PEACE
In a desperate bid to stop mushrooming legal claims against the industry, the British tobacco firm, BAT Industries PLC, is considering settling compensation claims brought by Americans who are
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Taxus treat
A rare tree whose extracts are used for an anti cancer drug is being felled illegally
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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
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Smoked out
One of the biggest tobacco lawsuits was set in motion in the US recently with lawyers sending notices to potential claimants. These include former and current flight attendants on US airlines
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Metal miracles
Two and a half-year-old Avsar Khan was diagnosed for acute megakayo blastic leukemia (a rare form of blood cancer) at the Aga Khan hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, in 1987. He was then referred
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Race against the rat
Scientists will try to outrun rodents in predicting carcinogenic effects of chemicals
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Beer cures
Japanese scientists have learned that beer may inhibit the carcinogen: tryptophan pyrolysate product no-2, a heterocyclic amine, produced by burning meat, fish or tobacco leaves. This was reported by