A gene-based test called next-generation sequencing can identify precise mutations, which can then be treated with targeted therapies. Sinc...

A Parliamentary panel urges swift HPV vaccine inclusion in India's Universal Immunisation Programme to combat cervical cancer, prevalent am...

India is projected to face a substantial increase in cancer-related deaths over the next two decades, particularly affecting women. The Ind...

From 1990 to 2022, the number of new cancer drugs launched annually increased significantly in high-income countries, from 0.5 to over eigh...

A recent US study has found that exposure to certain pesticides significantly increases cancer risk in farmers, comparable to the risk pose...

Cancers 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,...

A study analyzing data from Population Based Cancer Registries (PBCRs) in India found that approximately 52% of cervical cancer cases diagn...

Cetuximab has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for its effectiveness in treating head and neck cancer

The objective of the project is to improve access to cancer prevention, detection, and treatment as well as human resource development and ...

The Lancet revealed that Africa followed Asia (20%), Europe (10%) and Latin America (10%) and more than half of deaths were estimated in As...

The report describes the complexities of the challenge of cancer facing 10 Asia-Pacific countries -- Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Ja...

Lower socio-economic status is associated with oral and cervical cancer while urbanization, improvement in education and increasing disposa...

The increase in many low-and middle-income countries is partially due to increases in risk factors that are typical of Western countries.

The Centre has proposed to make Mizoram a bamboo state, Union Minister for Development of North East Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh said.

Concerned at the increasing number of cancer-related deaths, the WHO has suggested prioritizing cancer programmes to deal with the menace.

Economic burden for four specific diseases including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, tuberculosis, and respiratory disease in Kerala for t...

Cancer is on its way to become one the deadliest diseases in the coming decades, according to a research paper published in medical journal...