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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Tata docs find way to cut oral cancer risk
Mumbai Medics' Discovery Can Save Many Lives The Tata Memorial Hospital, the cancer hub in Mumbai's Parel area, announced a breakthrough on Tuesday that could not only reduce the risk of death for oral
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Expats fume as Delhi air chokes; several families want to leave, most concerned over kids
Delhi's appalling air pollution problem might not have prompted the government to take stringent action, but it surely has set the alarm bells ringing amongst its expat community. Penning a piece on the
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Environment minister launches task force to reduce Haifa Bay air pollution
Over a 10-year period, about 780 of the 4,860 cancer cases found in the region likely resulted from air pollution. After meeting over the weekend with Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav, Environmental Protection
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Beijing public smoking ban begins
Public smoking in China's capital, Beijing, is now banned after the introduction of a new law. China has over 300 million smokers and over a million Chinese people die from smoking-related illnesses every
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Mouth, breast cancers rise in Bangladesh: Report
DHAKA : The number of cases of the cancers most common in men and women have shown an upward trend since 1990 while liver cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Bangladesh, reports UNB. Breast
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Cancer cases on the rise but death rate is falling
Incidence of new cases in India half the global figure The incidence of cancer has grown over the last decade in India although the rate of mortality has fallen, new data shows. Breast cancer is the
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Cancer is the 2nd biggest killer
Deaths In India From The Disease Have Gone Up By 60% Cancer has emerged as the second-leading cause of death globally after cardiovascular diseases.Proportion of deaths due to cancer around the world
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Why do some countries approve a cancer drug and others don’t?
The term drug reimbursement describes the policy system that determines whether or not a drug is entitled to reimbursement within the healthcare system. Countries make different decisions regarding which
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Capital chokes as diesel debate goes on: Government wary of banning polluting vehicles despite NGT's order
The Capital continues to choke even six months after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered a ban on all petrol and diesel vehicles over 15 years of age in Delhi-NCR. The ban was eventually stayed
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Centre resorts to selective use of IIT studies: CSE
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Monday alleged that the Centre resorted to "selective use" of studies by IIT-Delhi to argue that vehicles were minor contributors to PM 2.5 (fine, respirable