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TopicCancer deaths

Topic: cancer deaths

India saw yearly jump of 28,000 cancer cases and 15,000 deaths since 2021, govt tells Parliament

Experts say ‘surge in cancer cases remains relatively modest on a per capita basis, but actual burden may be higher due to persistent underreporting in rural, underserved regions’.

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.

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.

India relied on Western data for cancer care. Now, a platform pulls data from Indian patients

Definite steps are now being taken to understand the profile of cancer in the Indian population. Expect rapid progress in cancer care in India in the coming years.

Fatal liver cancers growing far more rapidly among Indian women than men, shows latest review

Review published in Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology also finds Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala & Goa are the new hotspots for the most common type of liver cancer.

70% of global cancer deaths are in low and middle-income countries. But we can change it

Treatment and care for cancer is available in less than 15% of LMICs compared to more than 90% in high-income countries.

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India’s workforce is stuck in low productivity. Here’s what must change

India’s workforce continues to exhibit disproportionate concentration in agriculture and self-employment, and limited expansion in salaried work.

The rupee at record low will end India’s cheap- money era

The rupee’s fall to record lows amid rising energy-import costs and capital outflows is raising expectations that RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra may be forced to abandon his pause and hike rates.

76 yrs on, exhibition on Korean War brings to life independent India’s 1st overseas military deployment

'Guardians of Neutrality: India's Korean Mission', organised in Delhi, brought out unknown and forgotten aspects of the war.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.