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Saturday, September 13, 2025
TopicCancer research

Topic: Cancer research

1 in 7 women aged 50-74 who undergo mammogram ‘overdiagnosed’ for breast cancer, finds US study

US study looked at nearly 36,000 women who underwent screening & found that in many cases pre-cancers may not have grown into full malignancy before the women died of other causes.

India’s cancer problem — not enough clinical trials and lack of access to those being done

Experts say more clinical trials are needed in India for those who’ve exhausted available treatment, and to help establish therapies that work best for Indians. But hurdles remain.

Cancer cases needing surgery to rise by 5 million by 2040 globally — Lancet Oncology study

Another paper, an observational study in The Lancet, highlights that patients in low- and middle-income countries are 4 times more likely to die from colorectal or gastric cancer.

70% of India’s cancer patients couldn’t access care during lockdown, experts say

Researchers estimate that over 50,000 life-saving surgeries were cancelled between March-end and May-end, and foresee a 5-100% drop in cancer funding.

Exploring ayurveda for cancer treatment — the 2+2 India-US pact you didn’t hear about

During the 2+2 summit, India and US signed a a Letter of Intent that provides for exchange of scientists and data for research to find complementary and alternative medicines for cancer.

New blood test proves successful in detecting multiple cancers early on

The test even detected ovarian and uterine cancer, for which there are no existing screening tests and usually no symptoms until it’s too late.

On Camera

Russian-style socialism dominated Nehru’s imagination. It was disastrous

It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.