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...
08 Nov, 2024, 10.46 PM IST
Ratan Tata’s personal story behind his commitment to cancer treatment in IndiaRatan Tata's commitment to cancer treatment was deeply influenced by personal loss, having lost both his parents to the disease. This fuele...
16 Oct, 2024, 03.13 PM IST
Cancers in head and neck rising, account for 26% cases in India: StudyA recent study conducted by the Cancer Mukt Bharat Foundation revealed that around 26% of cancer patients in India have tumors in the head ...
27 Jul, 2024, 02.43 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
Tata Memorial Centre, doctors from 11 institutes develop low-cost clinical intervention for cancer treatment"The research has suggested there is a window of opportunity just prior to, during, and immediately after surgical removal of primary cance...
12 Sep, 2022, 10.50 PM IST
AstraZeneca India receives DCGI's nod to market drug treating breast cancerThe Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Lynparza (Olaparib) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with ear...
19 Aug, 2022, 05.48 PM IST
Dr Reddy’s gets nod for phase-3 Covid trials of cancer drugThe drug, 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose oral powder, also called 2-DG, works by blocking the supply of glucose molecules to cancerous cells. Without gl...
04 Nov, 2020, 12.18 AM IST
View: How to test Covid-19 rationallyA clinical trial of drugs today is often based on Bayesian statistics. However, Bayesian logic is often forgotten by policymakers, resultin...
15 May, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
Cancer may strike due to bad luck, not just an unhealthy lifestyleRandom changes or 'mistakes' in DNA when cells are dividing cause nearly two-third of all cancers in humans.
25 Mar, 2017, 11.02 AM IST
US health department wants ayurveda cures for cancer documentedSeveral issues pertaining to traditional medicine, especially ayurveda, were discussed at the meeting and the expression of interest to doc...
18 Oct, 2016, 11.32 AM IST
AIIMS test: Ayurvedic cancer drug improves quality of lifeIndia has led in alternative therapies for various illnesses, including cancer, for decades but it's only now that they are getting validat...
12 Apr, 2016, 10.26 AM IST
'Nine lakh people die to diseases attributable to tobacco use'Nearly nine lakh people die every year due to diseases attributable to tobacco use in India and the govt has taken a series of measures to ...
01 Mar, 2016, 03.13 PM IST
Ovarian cancer: Are you at risk?Ovarian cancer is diagnosed annually in nearly a quarter of a million women globally. How aware are you about the disease? Take this quiz t...
20 Jul, 2015, 12.55 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
More Indian women than men are diagnosed with cancer every yearIn the past four years, 62-65% of cancer-related insurance claims were for women while it was only between 35-38% for men.
04 Feb, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
Bangalore-based Strand Life Science creates affordable cancer-detection kitBreast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among Indian women with approximately 1.5 lakh new patients being diagnosed every year.
22 Apr, 2014, 11.27 AM IST
- Bajaj Allianz General Insurance launches Women Critical Illness Plan
The product is available to women of age 25 years to 55 years and sun inusred from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 2 lakhs.
09 Feb, 2012, 05.31 PM IST