What science says about alcohol’s role in cancer developmentAlcohol Cancer Warning: Recent research confirms the link between alcohol consumption and cancer. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warns t...
03 Jan, 2025, 11.47 PM IST
Alcohol stocks face major drop after cancer warnings, will Congress change consumption guidelines?Shares of leading alcohol companies plummeted on Friday following a call from U.S. Surgeon urging Congress to reconsider health warnings on...
03 Jan, 2025, 11.17 PM IST
Surgeon General: Alcohol's Hidden Cancer Risk Demands Cigarette-Like WarningsThe U.S. Surgeon General's latest report emphasizes the cancer risks associated with alcohol consumption.
03 Jan, 2025, 09.20 PM IST
Why US Surgeon General wants cancer warning labels on alcoholU.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommends clear labeling of alcohol as a leading cancer cause due to its significant role in cancer deve...
03 Jan, 2025, 09.07 PM IST
AI tool shows promise for treating brain cancer, shows studyThe tool — called the Cryosection Histopathology Assessment and Review Machine, or CHARM — studies images to quickly pick out the genetic p...
08 Jul, 2023, 02.36 PM IST
Anesthesia drug Lignocaine reduces risk of metastasis after breast cancer surgeryThe lignocaine treatment costs just Rs 100 per patient, who need just one injection, around the tumor just prior to surgery. The injection ...
12 Sep, 2022, 10.03 PM IST
Chhavi Mittal shares breast cancer diagnosis, feels 'blessed to have detected it early'Mittal, who is married to director Mohit Hussein, is a mother of two.
18 Apr, 2022, 09.13 AM IST
Survival chances in patients after cancer surgery linked with post-operative hospital care, says studySurgery is an important part of treatment with 80 per cent of patients undergoing a procedure.
23 Jan, 2021, 11.09 AM IST
World Cancer Day: Have you been experiencing pain or swelling in bones for weeks? Time to visit the doctorBone cancer treatment includes combination chemotherapy and surgery.
04 Feb, 2020, 12.10 PM IST
Screening tests are not validated or tested: Dr Shalaka Joshi, Tata Memorial Hospital, MumbaiIf you were to do an autopsy of women who died of road accidents you might see that 7-8% will have breast cancer if you look extensively lo...
26 Mar, 2017, 01.36 AM IST
Health crisis in Kerala: The increase in cancer, kidney and liver diseasesAbout 2,50,000 people undergo cancer treatment with the addition of at least 42,000 every year while liver and kidney transplants are becom...
23 Apr, 2016, 03.47 AM IST
Cancer treatment in India one of the best, but doesn't reach everyoneThe availability of sophisticated radiation therapy like 3-D CRT and combination of radiation and chemotherapy now account for 80% of the t...
04 Feb, 2016, 11.35 AM IST
All you need to know about mastectomy and breast cancerAngeline Jolie went for prophylactic mastectomy to prevent breast cancer. The reconstruction part of the story can be an inspiration for wo...
05 Jun, 2015, 01.22 PM IST
'Robotics to play greater role in cancer treatment'Though robotic surgeries have been common in various disciplines of medicine since the last decade, its increasing and successful applicati...
08 Apr, 2015, 02.32 PM IST
India's treatment centres must publish data on how they combat CancerBut when we do detect it early, cancer patients have to wait for treatment to start because of sheer volumes. Sometimes ‘early’ cancer beco...
04 Feb, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
- Doctor's 6-point formula to win fight against cancer
Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of the bestselling 'The Emperor of Maladies: A Biography of Cancer', has a six-point formula to help India ...
25 Jan, 2011, 09.46 AM IST
- Apollo launches breast clinic
Apollo Hospitals on Thursday announced the launch of an exclusive breast clinic for diagnosis treatment and complete management of breast h...
27 Nov, 2008, 04.45 PM IST