Health in news on June 7
Here's a round-up of today's news and debate on health
Women's cancers: curable for the rich, often a death sentence for the poor
Of women who die from cervical cancer, 87% live in poor countries
India’s cancer burden: Cases & deaths increased last decade, COVID-19 widens screening gap
Globally, cancer cases increased 21% and deaths 26% from 2010-2019
Cancer-causing benzene from United States refineries exceeded federal limits in 2021: Analysis
Over six million people live within three miles of a refinery in US
Women over 65 most prone to cervical cancer
Regular screenings for the disease fall drastically with age
Lung cancer common in Indian men
Breast cancer among women
Researchers find more reasons to quit smoking
Death due to renal failure and intestinal ischemia associated with smoking
Science & Technology - Briefs
India reported 1.41 million new cancer cases in 2022; breast cancer ranks highest
Globally, lung cancer most common, followed by breast, colorectal, prostate and stomach cancers
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 7, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Breast cancer survival rate increased significantly since 2010 compared to the 90s, shows new study
Decrease in death risk was observed across age groups and whether or not the subjects were screened for the disease
70% of women with early stage breast cancer can be spared chemotherapy
Women with the most common type of early stage breast cancer can be spared chemo as researchers identified patients who will best benefit from it …
Addressing cancer epidemic in India using power of genomics
While we understand the disease a lot better than we did a century ago with survival rates in some cancers as high as 90 per cent now, we have …
Wake up early to pare breast cancer risk
Sleeping more than the recommended 7-8 hours a night can also increase the risk
Obesity and breast cancer: A wakeup call
Adopting a comprehensive approach of addressing lifestyle-related risk factors with regular breast cancer screenings are some of the very …
Immunotherapy may offer ray of hope to triple negative breast cancer patients
Triple negative breast cancer is a notoriously aggressive form of breast cancer and those suffering from it have slim chance of survival
Mammograms linked to overdiagnosis, overtreatment of breast cancer: study
Women are unnecessarily treated with anti-cancer therapies, including chemotherapy, for tumours that would never have caused a health problem
Genetic goldmine
Scientists have discovered a gene that may hold the key to breast cancer and several other mysterious diseases
High levels of particulate matter exposure increase breast cancer risk, finds study
Researchers observed an 8% increase in breast cancer incidence for people living in areas with higher PM2.5 exposure
Onion, garlic can cut breast cancer risk: Study
The vegetables are rich in flavonols and organosulfar compounds and also contain anticarcinogenic properties
WHO launches renewed efforts to reduce breast cancer mortality
The initiative aims to focus on low-income countries; reduce 2.5 million global breast cancer deaths by 2040
Mr Minister, do you mean 1.4 million cancer patients in India are sinners?
Assam’s health minister Himanta Sarma recently linked this deadly disease to ‘karmic’ law
Researchers decode why brain tumours are hard to treat
Cancer cells essentially get integrated into the brain’s neural network and flourish with the help of structures that neurons use to …
Study finds pill prevented 200,000 womb cancer cases in rich nations
According to estimates, around 400,000 cancer cases were prevented over 50 years
New drug combo using pain killers may be effective against cancer
Of the four complexes made from combining ruthenium and commonly used pain killers, two showed remarkable effects in stopping growth of …