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Cancer cases worldwide could rise nearly 70% by 2050, new study finds; Every 5th person on the globe may develop cancer in their lifetime - Researchers explain why there is still hopeAccording to estimates, global cancer cases could rise by an alarming 67 percent by 2050. Research indicates that nearly half of cancer-rel...
92% of people will be affected by cancer at least once in their lifetime, says WHOCancer affects nearly everyone globally, with one in five developing the disease. The world recorded over twenty million new cases and ten ...
Are US-Iran headed back to war? What next after Trump's new threatsTrump's comments have intensified the US-Iran crisis with new threats. He is now considering attacks on Iran's power and water infrastructu...
Scanning cancer, up close & personal: A revolution is underway in cancer diagnosisA gene-based test called next-generation sequencing can identify precise mutations, which can then be treated with targeted therapies. Sinc...
HPV vaccine must be added to Universal Immunisation Programme to cut cervical cancer risk: Parl panelA Parliamentary panel urges swift HPV vaccine inclusion in India's Universal Immunisation Programme to combat cervical cancer, prevalent am...
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...
Study reveals 'significant disparities' between rich, poor countries in availability of cancer drugsFrom 1990 to 2022, the number of new cancer drugs launched annually increased significantly in high-income countries, from 0.5 to over eigh...
Pesticides increase cancer risk similar to smoking: StudyA recent US study has found that exposure to certain pesticides significantly increases cancer risk in farmers, comparable to the risk pose...
14.1 lakh new cancer cases, 9.1 lakh deaths in India: WHOCancers of lip, oral cavity and lung were the most common ones in men, accounting for 15.6 and 8.5 per cent of the new cases, respectively,...
About 52 per cent cases of cervical cancer diagnosed from 2012-15 survived: Lancet StudyA study analyzing data from Population Based Cancer Registries (PBCRs) in India found that approximately 52% of cervical cancer cases diagn...
Lupin launches biosimilar cetuximab in pact with EnzeneCetuximab has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for its effectiveness in treating head and neck cancer
JICA, Centre inks MoU for cancer hospital in MizoramThe objective of the project is to improve access to cancer prevention, detection, and treatment as well as human resource development and ...
India has the most cervical cancer patients in Asia: LancetThe Lancet revealed that Africa followed Asia (20%), Europe (10%) and Latin America (10%) and more than half of deaths were estimated in As...
India ranks eighth for cancer preparedness among 10 Asia-Pacific countries: EIUThe report describes the complexities of the challenge of cancer facing 10 Asia-Pacific countries -- Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Ja...
One in 10 Indians to get cancer in lifetimeLower socio-economic status is associated with oral and cervical cancer while urbanization, improvement in education and increasing disposa...
Cancer rates on the rise in lower-income countries: StudyThe increase in many low-and middle-income countries is partially due to increases in risk factors that are typical of Western countries.
Mizoram to be bamboo state: Jitendra SinghThe Centre has proposed to make Mizoram a bamboo state, Union Minister for Development of North East Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh said.
Prioritize anti-cancer drive: WHO to IndiaConcerned at the increasing number of cancer-related deaths, the WHO has suggested prioritizing cancer programmes to deal with the menace.
Tobacco indeed causes cancer: Kerala medical communityEconomic burden for four specific diseases including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, tuberculosis, and respiratory disease in Kerala for t...
- 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...