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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...- In 1992, a tanker crash in Australia's Blue Mountains was doused with PFAS foam; 33 years on, tap water tested 300 times above the safe limitA 1992 petrol tanker crash in Australia's Blue Mountains caused PFAS contamination. Firefighters used foam containing these chemicals. Deca...
- China’s EV boom is cleaning the air, and may have prevented 262,000 deathsElectric vehicles are proving to be life savers. Studies show China's shift to electric cars has prevented thousands of premature deaths. A...
- Of all lung cancer patients, 40 pc never smoked: BJP MP demands national screening programmeA Gujarat MP highlighted a worrying rise in lung cancer among non-smokers. He linked this trend to worsening air quality. The MP called for...
- You can get lung cancer in Delhi without smoking, warns shocking new studyDelhi faces a growing lung cancer crisis, with air pollution emerging as a major risk factor, especially among non-smokers. A study reveals...
- 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...
- Cancer treatment without Chemotherapy? Here is how it could be possibleChemotherapy for decades was considered “the rule, the dogma,” for treating cancer, but various data offer some confirmation that the metho...
- Lessons for Delhi: How China cut PM2.5 emissions by 33% in 5 yrsIn 2013, it was estimated that the health loss due to PM2.5 pollution in the 74 leading cites in China was 4.2 lakh premature deaths.
- 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.
- Cancer Protect Plan: A ray of light amidst the darknessThere are more than 100 types of cancers. Types of cancer are usually named for the organs or tissues where the cancer forms.
- Suffering from breast cancer? Here are 10 foods that will prevent itLead a healthy and disease-resistant life with a diet high in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean meat and dairy products.
- Hate passive smoking? Tips to avoid itThough smoking in public places was banned in India in 2008, the implementation of this rule is being smoked away into thin air.
- 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...
- '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 ...
- Tea consumption reduces risk of cancer: ExpertNot only cancer, tea consumption is also useful for prevention of metabolic diseases like diabetes as well as cardio-vascular ailments.
- Top 10 foods that prevent breast cancerBy 2020, the number of breast cancer cases will jump to an alarming figure & one in every eight women would run the risk of developing the ...
- Nano ultrafine particles in Lucknow's air attacking lungsYour lung is an easier prey to pollution now. Thanks to the presence of nano pollutant called PM1 in city's air which has worried health ex...
- 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.
- Cancer largely due to biological 'bad luck' rather than genes: StudyCancer in most cases may be the result of biological bad luck rather than caused by genes or environmental factors, a new study shows.
- Number of cancer cases in India predicted to double in next 20 yearsIndia reports about one million new cases every year. This is 15% less than the US, whose population is one-third that of India.
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