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TopicBreast cancer

Topic: breast cancer

Chemotherapy or hormone therapy? New test can tell what breast cancer patients need

The most promising outcome of the test, developed by the University of North Carolina, was that over 68% of patients with clinically high-risk breast cancer could safely forgo chemotherapy entirely.

In Delhi’s only govt-run cancer hospital, the poor wait months for tests & Rs 15 crore machine lies idle

Delhi High Court last week flagged 'gross waste of public resources' at Delhi State Cancer Institute, taking note of Rs 15.42 crore PET cyclotron machine lying non-functional for years.

GLP-1s linked to 30% lower risk of breast cancer, says American study

The study observed 1,11,646 women aged 45 to 80 years, with a BMI of greater than or equal to 25, and a documented imaging outcome.

Trained on Indian patients’ data, how an AI tool can improve breast & ovarian cancer diagnosis, treatment

The AI platform integrates pathology findings, imaging data, lab results and clinical history, and then analyses combined dataset to identify patterns for faster clinical decision-making.

Cervical cancer falling, breast and oral cancers rising: ICMR analysis shows a split in India’s trend

ICMR study highlights contrasting cancer trends in India between 1998 and 2017, reflecting shifts in lifestyle and health interventions.

India’s breast cancer burden has increased five-fold since 1990. Global tally may triple by 2050

India logged nearly 2.03 lakh new cases in 2023, marking a 477.8 percent rise compared to 1990. Deaths reached 1.02 lakh, a 352.3 percent increase.

AI mammograms detect more cancers, cut later diagnoses by 12%—Swedish trial of 1 lakh women

Study involved over 1 lakh women who were randomly assigned to either AI-supported breast cancer screening or standard screening without AI & followed up over 2 yrs. Median age was 54.

Should you get screened for breast cancer annually? New study by US scientists suggests better approach

US researchers conducted a trial of over 28,000 women aged 40-74 to find an effective way of distributing breast cancer screening resources. Results published in JAMA on 12 Dec.

Cancer striking and claiming more lives among Indian women than men, shows ICMR study

An analysis by scientists from Indian Council of Medical Research, published in The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia, examines cancer data from 2013 to 2022.

AI can aid in early, precise detection of breast cancer, show results of 1st randomised trial

Cancer detection rates were 6·4 per 1,000 screened in the group that underwent mammography with AI use compared to five per 1,000 in the control group.

On Camera

India’s education system suffers from a mafia problem. More laws is not the solution

I have absolutely no doubt that the Nandan Nilekani-led NEET committee will come up with a very relevant and useful set of recommendations. But will it help?

Govt defends E20 in Parliament, says it shielded Indians from Rs 125/litre petrol during West Asia war

Centre tells Lok Sabha that ‘legacy vehicles’ face no significant impact from E20, says biofuel helped cushion consumers from global oil price spike.

The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a policy for gender-neutral induction and career progression of officers in Indian Coast Guard.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.