World Cancer Day 2023: Indian children with the disease are in dire straits; here is why
Children with cancer in India grapple with lack of awareness, adequate treatment and low survival rate
Cancer among elderly women more prevalent than among men: LASI report
Himachal Pradesh, at 2.2%, showed the highest self-reported prevalence of cancer in adults aged 45 and above
Johnson & Johnson to change baby powder composition, but it might not be enough to keep consumers safe
Cornstarch base for powder also not without risk
How do Indian states handle cancer screening among women? NFHS-5 data reveals
Cervical, oral and breast cancers are prominent among women. In round 1 of NFHS-5, women aged between 30 and 49 years were asked whether they …
WHO: Off-track progress in Africa could kill 70,000 cervical cancer patients
26 countries have introduced HPV vaccine, but just 31% girls under 15 received its first dose in 2022 in the African region
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
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
Bargarh: How Odisha's rice bowl turned cancer field
Cancer stalks Odisha’s agriculture-intensive Bargarh district raising questions over its link with pesticide overuse
India's cancer burden
Leukaemia accounted for nearly half of all the childhood cancers in both genders. The other common childhood cancer in boys was lymphoma, while …
Cancer cases in India can double every 20 years: Study
Cases of cancers caused by infections are decreasing, while lifestyle and ageing cancers are increasing, found the study
India’s fight against tobacco needs strength
Over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapies will save families and help the country
Cervical cancer is a disease of inequity: here’s how to save 60 million lives
Providing the pap smear for detecting cervical cancer to all women requires a complex infrastructure, that has made it prohibitively expensive in …
Learning lessons from across Europe – the hidden costs of COVID-19 on lung cancer
The World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Lung Ambition Alliance, established a taskforce to learn from the impact of COVID-19 on lung …
Fading history of Novartis v Union of India
The 2013 landmark Supreme Court judgement offers critical lessons on the intent behind crucial aspects of India’s key patent law
Desperate writ petitions of dying patients
Cancer, TB patients are urging a reluctant government to use compulsory licences to make life-saving drugs accessible
Wake up early to pare breast cancer risk
Sleeping more than the recommended 7-8 hours a night can also increase the risk
Study opens new avenue for preventing cancer
Scientists have found a way to stop the degradation of a protein called p53 that prevents cancer cells from proliferating and forming tumors
India-UK project to find affordable solutions to cancer
In order to promote research in affordable approaches to cancer, the government’s Department of Biotechnology has joined hands with British …
Aspartame ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’, labels WHO expert panel
Limited evidence on whether the artificial sweetener causes cancer in humans, more studies on carcinogenicity needed
Research on fundamental cell process wins Medicine Nobel 2019
William Kaelin, Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza had described how a cell senses and adapts to the level of oxygen available
Why we must celebrate India’s indigenous HPV vaccine
Widespread and timely uptake of the new vaccine will save the lives of many Indian women by targeting a highly preventable and treatable disease
WHO allows self-collected samples for HPV testing
The revised guidelines also suggested DNA-based tests for HPV infection is better than pap smear
Grand challenge for cancer research announced
The India Cancer Research Consortium will organize a challenge to develop cost effective and affordable approaches for screening, early diagnosis …
As told to Parliament (February 3, 2023): No record of number of landless agricultural labourers in India
No specific census of migrant, other landless farmers has been conducted in the country, Rajya Sabha told
Akshay Kumar’s ‘Vimal’ apology: Health activists criticise action, say damage has been done
Activists urge amendment of Act that regulates tobacco products and surrogate advertising promulgated 20 years ago