Regulator, cos discuss price hike for some cancer drugsIndia's drug pricing authority may soon approve a price hike for vital platinum-based cancer medicines. These drugs, including carboplatin ...
08 Jun, 2026, 06.56 AM IST
This blood test may reveal lung cancer risk long before symptomsA new blood test can predict lung cancer more than five years before diagnosis. This breakthrough offers hope for early detection in India....
06 Jun, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Tata-backed MedTherapy claims CAR-T breakthrough with one-day productionTata Sons-backed biotech startup MedTherapy said it has developed a next-generation CAR-T cell therapy manufacturing platform that can redu...
27 May, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
Who is Shamir Chandran? Indian-origin cancer specialist doctor banned in UK says, ‘I will never work in that country again’Shamir Chandran, a cancer specialist doctor of Indian origin, has been banned from practicing medicine in Britain. He was convicted of cont...
24 May, 2026, 09.21 AM IST
Roche brings 7-minute lung cancer shot to IndiaRoche Pharma India introduces a new injectable immunotherapy for lung cancer. This treatment takes only seven minutes, a significant reduct...
15 May, 2026, 07.43 AM IST
‘You will save on lifestyle diseases’: Doctor explains how to tackle traffic stress while driving in IndiaA doctor suggested high earners stop driving themselves, advocating for hiring drivers or using premium ride-hailing services to save money...
13 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Chinese medicines bring relief to India’s cancer patientsIndia’s cancer treatment landscape is seeing a shift as lower-cost immunotherapy drugs developed in China and marketed through Indian partn...
10 May, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
Experimental pancreatic cancer drug appears to dramatically improve one year survival ratesA groundbreaking study published in Nature Medicine reveals that the experimental drug Elraglusib, when combined with standard chemotherapy...
08 May, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
Guardant Health to launch blood-based cancer test in India with Zydus LifesciencesGuardant Health is set to introduce a groundbreaking blood test in India for early cancer detection. This multi-cancer test, co-marketed by...
05 May, 2026, 10.37 PM IST
Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw chooses niece Claire Mazumdar as successor: ReportBiocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has announced her successor. Niece Claire Mazumdar will lead the company. Claire Mazumdar is the founder...
05 May, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
Cancer burden rising, all hands on the deckIndia faces a critical shortage of cancer specialists. A new rule for the PMJAY scheme now bars experienced oncologists without specific de...
15 Apr, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
New PMJAY rule bars hundreds of experienced cancer specialists from treating patients under Ayushman Bharat schemeAround 15 lakh cancer cases are detected in India every year, yet several states are excluding hundreds of experienced, fellowship-trained ...
07 Apr, 2026, 01.39 PM IST
Colorectal cancer early signs: What doctors say young adults should stop ignoringA survey reveals alarming low awareness of colorectal cancer symptoms in Delhi, with over 80% of young and working-age adults failing to id...
01 Apr, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
'Surgery and chemotherapy, not haldi & neem': Oncologists dispute Navjot Singh Sidhu's claims about wife's cancer recoveryOver 260 oncologists from Tata Memorial Hospital refuted former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu's claims about his wife's cancer recovery bein...
25 Nov, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
Navjot Singh Sidhu’s diet-based cancer cure for wife called 'unscientific and baseless' by top doctors of Tata Memorial HospitalNavjot Singh Sidhu recently claimed that his wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, overcame stage 4 cancer through a strict diet of turmeric, neem leave...
23 Nov, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
Cancer Institute founder V Shanta passes away in ChennaiSenior oncologist and chairperson of the Adyar Cancer Institute Dr V Shanta passed away in the early hours on Tuesday morning. She was 93.
19 Jan, 2021, 09.21 AM IST
Indians not financially ready for cancer: Future Generali study69 percent of respondents have no financial preparedness to deal with cancer, finds a Future Generali India Life Insurance study.
13 Nov, 2017, 06.30 AM IST