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Cancer patients from US, Europe are heading to China for treatment. It is cheaper

CAR-T therapy costing up to $850,000 in the US can cost $150,000-$230,000 in China, WSJ reports.

Ancestry might explain why some melanoma patients have more immunotherapy side effects

The study, conducted by NYU researchers, analysed 841 melanoma patients who have received immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Before a brain can think, stem cells are ‘listening’ to their environment

Two new UCLA studies reveal that neural stem cells respond to their metabolic environment and physical signals from the developing brain as they build the cerebral cortex.

Air pollution linked to millions of cancer cases globally. How it can damage more than just lungs

Global study links long-term exposure to air pollution to risks extending beyond lung cancer to cancers of the breast, thyroid, prostate, colon, kidney and other organs.

Indian-origin liver doc leads US team to find new framework to treat cancer

Dr Amit G Singal has collaborated with doctors across India, at the Tata Memorial Centre, KEM Hospital, and the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute regarding treatments of liver cancer.

Merck-Moderna mRNA vaccine cuts risk of melanoma returning or spreading in Phase 3 trial. How it works

The personalised cancer vaccine was given alongside Merck’s immunotherapy Keytruda to patients whose melanoma had been surgically removed.

Daily sweet drink could be a hidden cancer risk, says US study

Researchers analysed data from 68,311 women and 42,973 men and followed the participants for decades to collect their dietary information through questionnaires every four years.

Less than 10 cancer biobanks for 25 lakh patients: Shortage is affecting treatment, research in India

New Delhi: Every year on 18 August, the world marks World Breast Cancer Research Day, a reminder that awareness alone doesn't save lives, research...

Indian scientists build AI tool to spot hidden cancer cells. It outperforms other methods

The AI tool ACSCeND was developed by scientists from Ashoka University and SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, using deep learning to identify hidden cancer stem-like cells.

Why some smokers get cancer, and others don’t, finds Cambridge study

The study, conducted by the University of Cambridge in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, was published on 27 July in the journal Nature.

On Camera

Role reversal? Congress is adopting BJP’s best practices as the latter learns the worst

The BJP’s drift contrasts sharply with Rahul Gandhi’s organisational push, street politics and growing appeal among young voters.

Bloomberg’s oil columnist got an EV. A bad omen for big petroleum?

For as long as the Mid East & Russia-Ukraine wars continue, the trajectory of future oil consumption will matter little. What’s important today is the flow of barrels, writes Javier Blas.

Drones for IAF are not revolutionary but evolutionary, says IAF chief

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh has ruled out a separate drone force, saying that UAVs must operate with fighters and other existing technology.

India has always been a hard state under Gandhian cover. Nehru to Modi, leaders have reinforced it

Modern India might have been conjured up in the image of Gandhi. But India was never a Gandhian state. Founders of the Republic, be it Nehru or Patel, nursed zero such notions.