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How many Americans can afford high-quality healthcare? A new poll finds the number has fallenAmericans face growing challenges affording healthcare. New data reveals a significant drop in those able to manage medical costs and acces...
She fainted in school from period pain for years; now the 27-year-old fights stage 4 cancer alone after losing her father, with no siblings by her sideRadhika Sapra endured years of dismissed menstrual pain, only to be diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer at 22. Now 27, she battles the di...
For investors with patience, experience, and anxiety appetite: 5 stocks from different sectors with upside potential of up to 21%For the last five years, the theme on the street has mostly been: Buy today, expect comfort tomorrow. But some of the better wealth-creatin...
Four in 10 cancer cases globally linked to preventable causes: WHO–IARC studyA new global analysis by the WHO and IARC reveals that up to 37% of new cancer cases in 2022, approximately 7.1 million, were linked to pre...
3 in 5 individuals in India die after cancer diagnosis, women disproportionately affected: StudyIndia is projected to face a substantial increase in cancer-related deaths over the next two decades, particularly affecting women. The Ind...
50-60 pc cancer cases detected in India annually are preventable, say oncologistsIndia faces a growing cancer crisis, with 1.4 million new cases diagnosed annually, a number projected to surge to 2.69 million by 2050. Al...
More than one million women could die by 2040 from undiagnosed breast cancer: ReportGlobally, breast cancer cases will increase from 2.3 million in 2020 to more than 3 million by 2040, with low- and middle-income countries ...
India registered 9.3 lakh cancer deaths, second highest in Asia: Lancet StudyA study published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia journal found that India, along with China and Japan, were the three leading...
About 70 per cent of premature cancer deaths in 2020 preventable, 30 per cent treatable: Lancet studyThe IARC conducts and coordinates research into the causes of cancer and is an intergovernmental agency under the World Health Organization...
AI can help generate faster & more accurate breast cancer screenings, says studyWhile increasingly convincing chatbots such as ChatGPT have driven speculation about the future potential applications of AI, one area in w...
Kick the butt: Smoking continues to be leading cause of global cancer deaths, says Lancet studyAlcohol intake and high BMI are the other cancer risk factors.
'Smoking, alcohol use, high BMI linked to almost half of global cancer deaths'The study suggested that global cancer deaths due to these risk factors increased by an estimated 20.4% between 2010 and 2019, and differed...
MSD Pharmaceuticals launches gender-neutral HPV vaccine GARDASIL 9 in India"Launching GARDASIL 9 is a crucial step towards advancing the mission of building a healthy young India by reducing the disease burden of H...
Young and vulnerable: Breast cancer on the rise among Indian women in late 20s, early 30sCancer burden has doubled in India over last 26 years.
Cancer to kill 10 mn; over 18 mn new cases expected in 2018WHO expects the disease to be the leading cause of death in the 21st century.
Global cancer cases has risen by 33 per cent in the last 10 yearsAccording to the report, there were an estimated 17.5 mn cancer cases and 8.7 mn deaths in 2015, around the world.
Here's how you can prevent cervical cancerCervical cancer is one of the most common cancers among women the world over and India has the largest burden of cervical cancer patients i...
Indian doctors develop low-cost screening for cervical cancerThe procedure, involving use of vinegar, curbed the deaths caused by the cancer by 31 percent in a group of 1.5 lakh women, it said.
- India tops cervical cancer deaths: US study
With nearly 73,000 women dying every year, India now tops the world in cervical cancer deaths according to a new report.
- Cancer to be one of the deadliest diseases of the coming decades: Lancet
Cancer is on its way to become one the deadliest diseases in the coming decades, according to a research paper published in medical journal...