Zydus launches pill for prostate cancer patientsThe drug firm said the medication would cost Rs 6,995 per month, which is 50 per cent less than the currently available injectable options....
30 Jan, 2024, 04.51 PM IST
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...
14 Oct, 2023, 05.15 PM IST
Cancer mortality sees increase in women but declines in men, finds studyThe cancer mortality trend in India has decreased by 0.19 per cent annually among men but increased by 0.25 per cent among women, which tra...
29 Jul, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
Non-communicable diseases responsible for maximum out-of-pocket expenditure on health: GovernmentWith the inclusions, the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) has...
17 May, 2023, 10.48 PM IST
Glenmark introduces medication to prevent chemotherapy-induced nauseaThe company has introduced IV injection formulation Akynzeo IV in a fixed dose combination of fosnetupitant (235 mg) and palonosetron (0.25...
23 Jan, 2023, 11.54 AM IST
Northeast cancer capital of India with highest new cases: ReportThe report, released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR), sta...
18 Aug, 2021, 03.18 PM IST
For first time, tobacco use is down in country: Family health surveyThe use of tobacco, the leading cause of preventable death, has for the first time begun to decline across country.
08 Mar, 2016, 12.22 PM IST
Sex ratio increases from 933 in 2001 to 943 in 2011: GovernmentThe sex ratio in the country has shown a growth from 933 females in 2001 to 943 in 2011 for every 1,000 males, the government said today.
26 Feb, 2016, 06.00 PM IST
Affordable healthcare still a challenge: President Pranab MukherjeeSustained and collaborative multi-agency effort is needed to minimise the suffering of patients and their families, Mukherjee said.
23 Dec, 2015, 05.05 PM IST
Cancer cases to cross 15 lakh by 2025: Health Minister JP NaddaThe minister said that the increase in the number of cancer cases may be due to larger number of unhealthy lifestyles, use of tobacco and o...
11 Aug, 2015, 04.56 PM IST
- 75% of Indian population unaware of hepatitis
"The need of setting up a registry was felt as over 75 per cent of the people in India do not even know that a disease like hepatitis exist...
31 Jul, 2015, 09.49 PM IST
In India, 1,300 people die of cancer every dayWith more than 1,300 persons succumbing to cancer every day, it has become one of the major causes of death occurring in India, followed by...
17 May, 2015, 09.44 AM IST
Reports say tobacco use a major risk factor for cancers: JP NaddaNearly half of the cancers affecting men and one-fourth among women are related to tobacco as per a report, the Rajya Sabha was informed to...
12 May, 2015, 05.34 PM IST
Nearly 5 lakh died due to cancer in 2014: J P NaddaNadda noted that cancer survival rate is generally believed to depend upon stages of diagnosis, state of initiation of treatment, type and ...
28 Apr, 2015, 06.52 PM IST
Cancer survival rate in India among the lowest in the worldThe study by an international team of doctors tracked the cancer patients from 67 countries, including India, between 1995 and 2009.
07 Dec, 2014, 02.18 AM IST
CCEA nod for Rs 4,697-crore proposal on cancer facilitiesWith cancer emerging as a major public health challenge in India, government today cleared a Rs 4,697-crore proposal of the Health Ministry...
03 Sep, 2013, 09.33 PM IST
- 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.
10 May, 2013, 06.14 PM IST