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.
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.
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.
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.
India accounted for nearly half of global asbestos imports in 2021. While India banned asbestos mining in 1993, there is no law to restrict its use in construction, import or trade.
Findings by Tata Memorial Centre suggest that resveratrol, when given with miniscule doses of copper, can reduce rate of metastasis & treatment-related toxicity in cancer patients.
There are grassroots methods to control the production of carcinogens in smokeless tobacco products. And these can be implemented at different stages of production.
During interim budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said govt would encourage vaccination against HPV. Experts call for including it in Universal Immunisation Programme.
Rail reform must be politically and socially sustainable. Infrastructure ownership should remain sovereign, while privatisation should be limited to new services and assets.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Indian Army has inducted loitering munitions, kamikaze and surveillance drones for over Rs 5,000 crore post Operation Sindoor from various domestic firms.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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