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 they influence health outcomes. It is imperative to bridge these gaps amid the ongoing epidemiological, nutritional and demographic transitions that are bringing …
In a survey that began in April 2014 to check the impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, 16 children have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and 35 are suspected of having the disease, a prefectural government panel said Monday. Most of them were thought to be problem free when …
Having exhausted all treatment options, some cancer patients are seeking to undergo clinical trials ast Friday, Ashok (name changed), an accountant, went through the morning ritual: bath, a dab of his favourite perfume, a bright blue T-shirt and a smile. Nothing out of the ordinary, except that he felt the …
British researchers have identified a key protein that can control how breast cancer cells spread in the body. The study sheds light on how cancer cells leave the blood vessels to travel to a new part of the body, said the researchers from University of Manchester in Britain. When tumour …
Noting that outdoor air pollution increases the risk of cancer, World Health Organization (WHO) urged the governments of Southeast Asian region to tackle the issue with "urgency" as the area has 14 of the world's top 20 polluted cities. WHO said that every year 8.2 million people die from the …
In what could be an alarming fallout of air pollution, top cancer doctors say they have noted a significant rise in lung cancer among non-smokers in recent years. Roughly one in every five persons diagnosed with the disease does not smoke, they said. "Till about a decade ago, less than …
New Delhi: Even as cancer is fast taking epidemic proportions in India, the country is facing severe shortage of care- givers with merely 2000 oncologists to look after around 10 million patients. Besides, there is also a dearth of surgical oncologists and radio-therapists, who play a crucial role in cancer …
On the eve of World Cancer Day, health experts blamed increasing urbanisation, lifestyle changes, high levels of industrial and environmental pollution and inadvertent entry of chemicals in the human food chain for an alarming rise in incidence of cancer in the country. The experts claimed that urbanisation contains several accompanying …
Six-year-old Karthik from Ramanagaram had his eye balls jutting out along with persistent fever since he was two. Born to a diabetic auto rickshaw driver and a mother who does odd jobs to earn money for his treatment, Karthik was diagnosed with cancer at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, six …
This is essential for screening programmes to cover all rural areas, says Dr. V. Shanta With 56,000 new cancer cases in Tamil Nadu in 2015 and the incidence of cancer rising every year, eminent cancer specialist and chairperson of Cancer Institute, Adyar, V. Shanta called for standard protocols for screening …
MORE than 40,000 people have been diagnosed with various types of cancer in the country and only 10 per cent of the victims have started medication at Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) in Dar es Salaam. 0 Comments Among those screened at ORCI, results indicate that 80 per cent were …
40% Of Patients Die Annually In The Country Cases of cancer, considered the worst of all maladies, have been rising 2-3% across the country annually , show data and estimates from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The figures, extrapolated from cancer registries across the country , show that …
Symptoms of pollution-related disorders include smaller-than-average heads and relatively low weight, in addition to the high rates of cancer identified in previous studies, Channel 2 News reported Sunday. The Haifa Bay is home to oil refineries, power plants, manufacturers of chemicals and metals and a major port, all of which …
A more efficient DNA technology to detect and treat infectious diseases and cancer has been developed by Singapore researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of A*STAR, the agency said in a press release on Monday. The researchers improved on existing technologies to create a modified single-stranded DNA …
Cancers may have caused some 2.8 million deaths in China in 2015, which means more than 7,500 people die of cancer every day, according to a study by Chinese scholars "With increasing incidence and mortality, cancer is the leading cause in China and is a major public health problem," said …
Current cancer mortality statistics are important for public health decision making and resource allocation. Age standardized rates and numbers of deaths are predicted for 2016 in the European Union. Original Source
With increasing incidence and mortality, cancer is the leading cause of death in China and is a major public health problem.Because of China’s massive population (1.37 billion), previous national incidence and mortality estimates have been limited tosmall samples of the populat ion using data from the 1990s or based on …
Identifying adequate nutrition as one of the primary aspects in the fight against cancer, Mumbai-based Cuddles Foundation, which provides nutrition support to underprivileged, cancer-afflicted children, is extending its services to Bengaluru. The Foundation has tied up with Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Centre and St Johns Hospital in …
Monsanto Co stepped up its defense of a widely used weed killer on Thursday by filing a lawsuit in California seeking to prevent glyphosate, the main ingredient in its Roundup herbicide, from being added to the state's list of known carcinogens. The seed and agrochemicals company said it filed the …
Mumbai: Two years ago, the World Health Organisation and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, for the first time, classified air pollution as one of the causes for cancer. "PM 2.5 (solid dust-like particles, or 'particulate matter' less than 2.5 millionth of a metre) can cause cancer," said the …
GUWAHATI- Childhood cancer has a high fatality incidence in developing countries, including India. In the North-east, which has a high prevalence of several types of cancers, the Aizawl district of Mizoram has the highest childhood cancer incidence of 107 (in boys) per 10,00,000 population. Imphal West of Manipur records the …
