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Thursday, November 6, 2025
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Topic: Cancer

Targeted therapy can weaponise cells to kill cancer, says oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee

Speaking at ThePrint's Off The Cuff, Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee speaks about advanced cancer treatment, its dilemmas, ethics surrounding clinical trials.

Popular acidity drug has cancer-causing substance, says US health regulator

The drug, Ranitidine, is available in India under the brand names of ‘Aciloc’ and ‘Zinetac’.

Why the clamour to ban e-cigarettes in India when cigarettes and beedis are allowed?

The Narendra Modi-led government is likely to bring an ordinance to prohibit the manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes in India.

India among top 6 countries with the largest childhood cancer burden: Lancet study

Study also finds that 90% of children in low- and middle-income countries are at the risk of developing cancer.

Why herbicide glyphosate has split scientific community over its cancer-causing links

Some scientists dismiss glyphosate’s carcinogenic links as inaccurate, while others claim that’s due to the studies being paid for by the industry.

Now fruit juice is linked to a higher cancer risk

A study published in British Medical Journal finds a connection between cancer and sweet drinks and also unsweetened fruit juice.

Popular anti-BP drugs Valembic, Diovan under scanner in US for high levels of carcinogens

American online pharmacy Valisure requests US FDA to check drugs sold by Novartis and Indian firm Alembic for cancer-causing substances. 

Healthy living can’t prevent cancer

While studies continue on ‘random bad luck’ being a major factor for cancer, it is defeatist to give up on minimising risk.

Drug to replace chemotherapy may reshape cancer care

A class of drugs, called antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), are emerging and can possibly replace chemotherapy and its disruptive side effects.

Here’s the new frontier in beating cancer — immunotherapy

Immunotherapy is one of the most eagerly-watched treatments being devised for cancer, and it involves priming the immune system to eliminate tumour cells.

On Camera

Why Indian and American Hindus must adapt in a proselytising world

Indian sampradayas have to institutionalise their knowledge and boil it down to essentials for transmission and proselytisation if they are to compete with the major Abrahamic sects.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

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.