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Topic: Cancer

Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists who discovered the immune system’s ‘peacekeepers’

Osaka University professor Shimon Sakaguchi, Princeton PhD student Mary E. Brunkow, and US-based Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy director Fred Ramsdell win the Nobel Prize in medicine.

Cancer death rates declined globally between 1990 and 2023. India was an exception

Analysis by network of thousands of researchers and academics from around the world relied on cancer incidence & mortality rates for 204 countries and territories for 47 cancer types.

Small towns are new front in India’s cancer fight. Max & AIIMS doctors in Amroha to Panipat

Cancer care in India is moving beyond AIIMS or Tata Memorial. Doctors are shifting to their hometowns to open hospitals, and district centres are starting to offer chemo and diagnostics.

83% Indians with cancer face ‘catastrophic’ non-medical costs, 75% travel over 500 km for treatment

Study by International Institute for Population Sciences & Tata Memorial Centre, out in Journal of Cancer Policy, based on assessment of cancer patients at Mumbai's Tata Memorial Centre.

Lighting up debate: AIIMS distances self from oncologists calling for review of e-cigarette ban

Experts say even manufacturers don’t claim e-cigarettes are cessation devices, and no amount of ‘harm reduction’ rhetoric can obscure evidence that these devices inflict serious damage.

All about hepatitis D, deadly viral hepatitis given a ‘cancer’ tag by WHO

Hepatitis D or HDV, which only affects individuals infected with hepatitis B, is associated with a two- to six-fold higher risk of liver cancer compared to hepatitis B alone.

Exercise reduces risk of death from colon cancer, global study spanning 6 countries finds

Experts say findings, presented at the ongoing American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago, have potential to transform how cancer is managed across countries.

PM Modi deeply concerned for Biden, wishes former US president a speedy recovery from cancer

According to Biden's office, the 82-year-old is diagnosed with an 'aggressive form of prostate cancer' that spread to the bone and is currently reviewing treatment options with his family.

International expertise is next frontier in cancer care for Indians. Pvt hospitals joining bandwagon

While some say bringing expertise to a country where cancer cases are rising every year will bring hope, others say it may not always be relevant in the practical Indian context.

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.

On Camera

The Kapoors’ love for food is stuff of legends. Netflix gets us a seat at a table

If there is one celebrity who has made talking about food both relatable and entertaining, it is Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Nvidia worth $5 trillion: What does it mean for the market?

The chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history. Nvidia has been the primary driver of the market’s gains since the start of 2023.

Launch of India’s heaviest comms satellite is a level up for its soaring military ambitions. Here’s how

ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 satellite from Sriharikota Sunday. It weighs 4,410 kg, will primarily serve Indian Navy and has a life of at least 15 years.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.