Poonam Pandey: Every 2 minutes one woman dies of cervical cancer. Vaccine cost, symptoms and treatmentActress and model Poonam Pandey, known for her debut film 'Nasha' and participation in Kangana Ranaut's reality show 'Lock Upp', allegedly ...
03 Feb, 2024, 05.28 PM IST
How to prevent cervical health problems and five warning signs you should not ignoreOne aspect often overlooked by women is cervical health. Ensuring optimal cervical health is crucial for women, and there are numerous proa...
02 Feb, 2024, 12.12 PM IST
India records 1 in 5 cervical cancer cases: Learn more about causes, symptoms and treatments availableCervical cancer is caused by the human papillomavirus.
02 Feb, 2023, 01.07 PM IST
India's first at-home cervical cancer screening test coming soonCervical cancer is the second most frequent disease among women in India, after breast cancer, despite the fact that it is mostly avoidable...
20 Jan, 2023, 05.18 PM IST
HPV vaccine helps fight cervical cancer in older women, says studyA study suggests that giving injections to women who are going for treatment of precancerous lesions may reduce the risk of it happening ag...
04 Aug, 2022, 08.12 PM IST
All you need to know about the upcoming cervical cancer vaccine in IndiaTo obtain a complete regimen of HPV vaccines in India, one must spend at least Rs 5,000 to Rs 8,000. A qHPV vaccine is available from Merck...
14 Jul, 2022, 03.51 PM IST
India gets its first cervical cancer vaccine; women in their 30s remain vulnerable, must get regular check-ups doneAdar Poonawalla said that the 'affordable' qHPV will be launched later this year.
13 Jul, 2022, 01.00 PM IST
GenePath Diagnostics wins Rs 2.5 crore grant to develop HPV detection platformGenePath will develop the product over the next 24 months and the clinical laboratory in Pune will oversee the overall platform design, pro...
23 Nov, 2020, 10.05 PM IST
IISc develops unique mobile RT-PCR labMedical Education Minister K Sudhakar, who launched the lab, said it was a unique lab with all safety features and capable of producing 100...
05 Aug, 2020, 04.02 PM IST
New non-invasive test can help detect oral cancer, locate mouth & throat problemsThe new method uses protein packages in the cells called exosomes.
14 Dec, 2019, 05.10 PM IST
Urine screening may be as effective as smear test in preventing cervical cancerAround one in 20 women show abnormal changes which might go on to become cancer and are referred for colposcopy.
30 Apr, 2019, 06.02 PM IST
- HPV vaccine could reduce Pap tests in a lifetime
London, Nov 12 (IANS) Women vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) can be effectively protected from cervical cancer with merely...
12 Nov, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
- Oral sex ups men's risk of head and neck cancer
New York, Oct 22 (IANS) Smoking and having oral sex with multiple partners may put men at increased risk of developing a type of head and n...
22 Oct, 2017, 10.47 AM IST
About 122,000 women are afflicted with cervical cancer each year. Have you got yourself tested yet?It affects the lowermost segment of the uterus and is the second most common cancer affecting women in the reproductive age-group of 15-44 ...
25 Apr, 2017, 06.35 PM IST
New research could lead to test strips for early cervical cancer detectionPurdue researchers are developing technology that could lead to the early detection of cervical cancer with low-cost, easy-to-use, lateral ...
30 Mar, 2017, 04.26 PM IST
Government's UIP: Pressure from international organizations to include vaccines for other diseasesIn 2010 the government’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) consisted of vaccines against six diseases: polio, tuberculosis, measles, d...
01 Sep, 2014, 04.08 PM IST
HPV testing could cut cervical cancers by a thirdTesting women for the HPV could cut cervical cancer cases by a third in UK, a new study has claimed.
14 Jun, 2013, 02.03 PM IST