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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Ban on farming along Yamuna: Farmers approach Green Tribunal
A farmers' body today approached the National Green Tribunal against the demolition drive on their farms carried out by DDA in pursuance to the green panel's ban order on cultivation of edible crop on
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Soda: Sugary Drinks Linked To 184,000 Deaths Annually
Researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts are examining the dangers of sugary drinks, which have resulted in 184,000 deaths each year worldwide. Furthermore, sugar-sweetened drinks were also linked
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People in cities fall sick more often, reveals NSSO survey
Worryingly, about 86 per cent of rural population and 82 per cent of urban population are still not covered under any health expenditure support scheme. A health survey conducted by the National Sample
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Cancer leading death cause in Beijing
BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Cancer has been the leading cause of death among residents in Beijing during the past eight years, Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning said Monday.
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Air quality of Allahabad’s green belt worsens, health problems on rise
ALLAHABAD: Air quality level in the green belt as well as in busy market areas of Sangam city has decreased to a dangerous level in the Sangam city exposing the citizens to fine dust particles pollutants
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Is cancer hiding in your home?
A staggering range of commonly used chemicals from insecticides to plastic additives to some common medications used even in very low quantities are likely to cause cancer. This was the conclusion reached
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Cancer cases on the rise in Meghalaya
If statistics are to be believed, people suffering from cancer in Meghalaya is showing a steady increase. According to authorities, there are an estimated 10,000 cancer patients in the State. According
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Ionising radiation and risk of death from leukaemia and lymphoma in radiation-monitored workers (INWORKS): an international cohort study
There is much uncertainty about the risks of leukaemia and lymphoma after repeated or protracted low-dose radiation exposure typical of occupational, environmental, and diagnostic medical settings. We
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Synergistic and antagonistic mutation responses of human MCL-5 cells to mixtures of Benzo[a]pyrene and 2-Amino-1-Methyl-6-Phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine: Dose-related variation in the joint effects of common dietary carcinogens
Chemical carcinogens such as benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) may contribute to the etiology of human diet-associated cancer. Individually, these are genotoxic,
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Smoking behind half of major cancer deaths – study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Smoking is responsible for nearly half of deaths due to certain types of cancers in 2011, a US study said Monday. Some 48.5 percent of nearly 346,000 deaths attributed