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Topic: Cancer

IIT Delhi announces 2 breakthrough tech projects for cancer and pathogen detection

The government-sponsored project is being carried out by the Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer at IIT Delhi.

Antifungals sold as chemo, top hospitals’ staff involved — Delhi fake cancer drugs case chargesheet

Delhi Police Crime Branch says 12 accused who worked at various Delhi & Gurugram hospitals made crores duping cancer patients, puts on record seizures, WhatsApp chats, money transactions.

IISER researchers discover potential for colorectal cancer treatment in enzyme that ‘plays dead’

An IISER Kolkata team pieced together how autoinhibition of surface receptor protein VEGFR1 works to prevent a cell from becoming malignant. Study published in Nature Communications.

Senior Assam police officer shoots himself dead minutes after wife passes away due to cancer

Shiladitya Chetia was serving as home and political department secretary in the Assam govt. His wife had been admitted in Guwahati's Nemcare Super Specialty Hospital for past 4 months.

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.

Your belly button is a crystal ball for diagnosing illness—cancer to cirrhosis

Sister Mary Joseph Dempsey, a surgical assistant, noted in the 1920s that some patients with metastatic cancer had a new palpable swelling or nodule in their navel.

Indian women need cancer screening, not just mangalsutras and gas cylinders

Two of the top three killers among women – breast and cervical cancer – can be identified at an early and treatable stage if a regular screening routine is put in place for all women.

Why bladder cancer is considered highly lethal, one of most expensive malignancies to treat

Incidence is higher in males than females with relative incidence being 4:1 in most urban population-based cancer registries, says ICMR. BJP's Sushil Modi was diagnosed with it.

Why is cancer called cancer? Greco-Roman history holds the answer

In the late fifth and early fourth century BC, doctors used karkinos – the ancient Greek word for crab – to describe malignant tumours.

Princess of Wales Kate Middleton says she has cancer and is undergoing preventative chemotherapy

Kate spent 2 weeks in hospital in January after undergoing what her office said at the time was successful, planned surgery for an unspecified but non-cancerous condition.

On Camera

Munir wants Pakistan military to be taken seriously. He was impressing Imran’s supporters

Operation Sindhoor came as a blessing for Asim Munir. He could claim to have “won a war” and get promoted to a field marshal’s post. But the narrative hasn’t held.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.