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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicBreast cancer awareness

Topic: Breast cancer awareness

5-yr breast cancer survival rate a dismal 66.4% in India with regional disparity, finds ICMR-led study

The study, published in American Cancer Society Journal, shows survival rate 5 yrs after diagnosis ranges from 41.9% in Pasighat to 74.9% in Mizoram. In countries like US, it's over 90%.

Glenmark slashes price of HER2-positive breast cancer drug Trumab by 70%, making it cheapest in India

Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in India. Most existing Trastuzumab brands in Indian market are priced between Rs 40,000 and Rs 54,000 per 440 mg vial.

Why women with stage 4 breast cancer deserve more than unrelatable pink ribbons

Many women with metastatic breast cancer feel that little is done to showcase the less optimistic and more frightening aspects of the disease.

Being a mom could mean choosing between heart diseases and cancer

Researchers have found that women who have children are at a higher risk of developing a heart disease, strokes and heart failure. But there is an upside.

Pakistan’s imminent bailout from IMF will be its biggest ever

Here’s what’s happening across the border: IMF and World Bank have some crucial suggestions for Pakistan to alter economic landscape; President’s house lit up pink to promote breast cancer awareness.

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Pakistan finance minister should learn from Manmohan Singh and engineer an economic revival

Muhammad Aurangzeb has been clamped with more manacles than he has wrists. His immediate task is to negotiate a new loan programme with the IMF.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.