Time to pay up
It is high time cigarette companies, rather than taxpayers, paid for cancer treatment the world over
A glass a day keeps cancer at bay
Whole milk from cows fed on an enriched diet could save humans from the risk of developing cancer
World’s first ‘Darwinian’ cancer drug plan could be a game changer
The programme based on artificial intelligence that will help forecast cancers and treat them better could be of immense benefit to patients …
Cervical cancer: 90% deaths in low and middle income countries with least access to HPV vaccine, screening
These countries also have low rates of vaccination against HPV
Down To Earth impact: ICMR to send team to study cancer in Odisha's Bargarh
Indian Council of Medical Reasearch team to study cancer in Odisha's rice bowl after Down To Earth reportage
New sensor may help early detection of prostate cancer
Researchers will measure levels of spermine and spermidine in blood and urine for a more accurate test
Protein marker for a deadly brain tumour identified
Gliomas are untreatable tumours with a poor prognosis, high morbidity and mortality rates
Cracking the cancer code
In recent years, scientists have closed in on cancer, pinning down precisely how its hellish manifestations are caused and spread. Their findings …
Himalayan yew to fight cancer
Taxol, an effective anti-cancer drug that was approved for use in the US last year, will soon be available in India at half the cost
Killer chlorine
Once hailed as a boon to health, chlorine is now charged with being carcinogenic, maiming the immune and the reproductive systems.
The fabric of disaster
About 30 per cent of all deaths in a Kerala village are caused by cancer. Residents say that pollution from a nearby rayon factory owned by the …
Earlier the better
With rapid rise in the incidence of breast cancer, a new approach for early detection is welcome
Down with iron
Evidence indicts excess of iron in the body as reason for coronary diseases and the growth of latent cancers
Malignant malaise
Research finally establishes that smoking and lung cancer are directly proportional to each other. Tobacco firms are hopping mad
Trial by fire
The Union Health and Family Welfare ministry finally accepts an Ayurvedic treatment of leukaemia
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
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
World doesn't have enough oncologists to treat rising cancer patients in Africa
The continent currently has 3,913 cancer specialists but 50% more will be needed to treat more than 2 lakh new cancer cases
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 …
Novel Therapy
Bimal K Banik is President’s Endowed Professor and professor of chemistry at College of Science and Mathematics, University of Texas-Pan …
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
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 …