Traced, scanned, illuminated

Fear of invasive tests leads to a novel way of cancer detection  

Novel Therapy

Bimal K Banik is President’s Endowed Professor and professor of chemistry at College of Science and Mathematics, University of Texas-Pan …

Fireworks follow SMOKE

Tobacco companies will foot the medical bills of smokers who have cancer under an agreement with the US state of Florida. This spells bad times …

Combination of chemicals may trigger cancer, says research

The study selected 85 chemicals not considered carcinogenic to humans and found 50 supported key cancer-related mechanisms at exposures found in …

Taxol-producing fungus found in Montana woods

A new species of fungus, which can produce taxol, the drug used to treat ovarian cancer, promises to be a boon for women all over the world.

Spring brings sad tidings on ozone hole

Fresh data on dipping levels of atmospheric ozone add up to a grim scenario that can have serious implications for life on earth.

Hampering growth

A drug which functions in a unique fashion is being used to cure small-cell lung cancer in the UK. Researchers are looking for further uses of …

Blocking cancer

Latest research in Britain finds a drug, a synthetic peptide, which forces tumour cells to wither and die

Pepped up by peptides

A follow-up to an earlier report on how experts are targeting blood vessels that nurture cancers

Two nations, one disease

In the remote regions of China, American and Chinese doctors fight against several diseases, including the Big killer: cancer

Advantage tamoxifen

A drug that has been around for years is now being considered as a possible weapon against breast cancer

Tea: a health drink?

Recent research indicates that drinking tea can prevent cancer and heart diseases. However, not everyone is buying this idea

Malignant trials

Did Kerala's Regional Cancer Centre use unsuspecting patients as guinea pigs to conduct drug tests?

Diet, lifestyle, environmental changes linked to massive cancer cases spike in under-50 adults globally

79% surge in cancer cases from 1990 to 2019, finds report

Addiction as muse

Book>> Coda by Simon Gray, Faber and Faber London 2008-11-24

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 …

A tomato a day can keep prostate cancer at bay

Men who eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables have lower risk of developing the disease, a new research suggests

Diesel exhaust linked to lung cancer

WHO agency says there is compelling evidence to classify diesel fumes as deadly carcinogen along with tobacco, asbestos

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  

WHO releases new guidelines on breast cancer

Recommends “organised” screening to cut down breast cancer mortality by 20 per cent

Double benefits

Taxus treat

A rare tree whose extracts are used for an anti-cancer drug is being felled illegally

'Childhood cancers doubled in Delhi in 25 years, when city's air quality also became toxic'

Manas Ranjan Ray, former assistant director & head, department of experimental haematology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, …

Death on camera

Film>> Death • The UK