Princess of Wales and King Charles: one in two people develop cancer during their lives - the diseases and treatments explainedCancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. One in two people will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime - so the condition wil...
26 Mar, 2024, 12.25 PM IST
Study finds new flexible X-ray detectors can revolutionise cancer treatmentUnlike traditional heavy & rigid detectors made of materials like silicon or germanium, these new detectors are cheaper and can be shaped a...
06 Nov, 2023, 08.56 PM IST
New flexible X-ray detectors may revolutionise cancer treatment: Study"This new material is flexible, low-cost, and sensitive. But what's exciting is that this material is tissue equivalent. This paves the way...
06 Nov, 2023, 01.36 PM IST
In-depth research needed into rising cases of cancer in Assam and NE, says Himanta Biswa SarmaSarma said that in view of the increasing incidence of cancer in Assam and the North-East, this radiotherapy unit, which was added to the h...
24 Sep, 2022, 09.20 PM IST
PM Modi to inaugurate hospital in Punjab todayThe hospital has been built by the Central government at a cost of over '660 crore. The cancer hospital is a tertiary care hospital with a ...
24 Aug, 2022, 12.21 AM IST
Steep rise in cancer cases in Agra, say doctorsMohammed Shiraj (62), a resident of Agra, was addicted to tobacco. As his family members objected to his habit, he switched over to 'manjan...
04 Feb, 2022, 01.37 PM IST
US Co plans radiotherapy facilities in government hospitals"In this model, the state is expected to provide space in their hospitals, where a private clinical service provider will set up the radiot...
16 Oct, 2021, 07.52 AM IST
Narayana Hrudayalaya arm plans new facility in Cayman Islands; shares riseHealth City Cayman Islands (HCCI), the step-down subsidiary of the company running an existing hospital in the Cayman Islands, is expanding...
22 Feb, 2021, 01.26 PM IST
AIIMS Bhubaneswar OPD services to reopen from November 2The OPD was closed from July 10 due to COVID pandemic except for day-care services, radiotherapy, dialysis, trauma and the emergency and li...
30 Oct, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
Indian-origin expert leads UK's major breast cancer radiotherapy studyProfessor Jayant Vaidya, Professor of Surgery and Oncology at University College London (UCL) Surgery & Interventional Science and lead aut...
20 Aug, 2020, 06.14 PM IST
Assam Cancer Care Foundation begins chemotherapy services at AMCHThis unit will be staffed by a senior medical oncologist and trained nurses and will work in close coordination with the various department...
05 Jun, 2020, 10.25 PM IST
Narayana Health unveils latest cancer radiation therapy technology Versa HDDeveloped by Swedish company Elekta, 'Versa HD' as it is known, has the versatility to deliver conventional radiotherapy and a variety of i...
08 Apr, 2018, 08.26 PM IST
Nepal PM Sushil Koirala free of cancer after treatmentNepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, who was diagnosed with first stage lung cancer, has fully recovered from the disease.
24 Sep, 2014, 03.23 PM IST
Nepal PM Sushil Koirala diagnosed with first stage lung cancerKoirala became PM in February after the Nepali Congress emerged as the single largest party during second Constituent Assembly elections.
27 Jun, 2014, 11.55 AM IST
Costly disease for poor countryExpenses on treatment at private hospitals can go anywhere from Rs 5-40 lakh. Often even more.
02 Apr, 2013, 11.18 AM IST
- Doctors aiming to treat cancer with patients' body cells
Cancer patients can now hope for a new mode of treatment using their own body cells which will do away with side-effect prone conventional ...
06 Apr, 2012, 07.46 PM IST
- British mom 'uses Google to diagnose her child's tumour'
British mother uses Google to detect daughter's brain tumour after doctors held the child was simply attention-seeking.
09 Feb, 2010, 03.53 PM IST