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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Report cites level of cancer threat
At least 32,987 Kenyans died of cancer in 2018 as revealed by a latest report on the extent the disease has ravaged the country. The report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
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HPV vaccine can reduce chances of cervical cancer’
PATNA: Deaths from cervical cancer is common among women and vaccination at an early age can reduce its chances, experts said at a workshop organized by Indian Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
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Healthy life can’t prevent cancer
Recent news that random bad luck plays a big role in cancer has been misinterpreted as bad news, when it’s actually very useful in helping humanity understand what cancer is and what can be done to prevent
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JNCASR finds key protein conferring radiation sensitivity in cancer cells
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Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2019
<p>The number of cancer survivors continues to increase in the United States because of the growth and aging of the population as well as advances in early detection and treatment.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/cancer-survivorship.pdf"
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UK tie-up helps improve childhood cancer survival rates in India
A collaboration between a British university and Indian institutions is helping improve the survival rates associated with childhood cancer in India. The collaboration between the University of Manchester
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Designate Tobacco Monitors to check nicotine use: Health Ministry to educational institutes
Under a set of revised guidelines, institution managements are also asked to ensure that no tobacco product is sold inside premises and in an area within 100 yards of such. The Union Health Ministry
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India remained witness to 57,000 new gastrointestinal cancer in 2018
Hyderabad: Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer (stomach) is the fourth most prevalent cancer in India. Last year, 57,394 new cases of GI cancer were documented in India. Early detection is the cornerstone of
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France to ban widely used crop fungicide over health concerns
France’s health and safety regulator has decided to ban a widely used crop fungicide after classifying it as a so-called endocrine disruptor posing risks for humans and the environment. The ANSES agency
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GI cancers may masquerade as digestive disorders: Docs
Visakhapatnam: Ahead of World Digestive Health Day (May 29), doctors point out that gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are at times mis-diagnosed as digestive disorders or other stomach ailments thereby delaying