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Topic: Oncology

83% Indians with cancer face ‘catastrophic’ non-medical costs, 75% travel over 500 km for treatment

Study by International Institute for Population Sciences & Tata Memorial Centre, out in Journal of Cancer Policy, based on assessment of cancer patients at Mumbai's Tata Memorial Centre.

Exercise reduces risk of death from colon cancer, global study spanning 6 countries finds

Experts say findings, presented at the ongoing American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago, have potential to transform how cancer is managed across countries.

International expertise is next frontier in cancer care for Indians. Pvt hospitals joining bandwagon

While some say bringing expertise to a country where cancer cases are rising every year will bring hope, others say it may not always be relevant in the practical Indian context.

Cancer registry covers only 10% of Indians. Call to make it notifiable disease is gathering steam

India ranked 3rd worldwide for new cancer cases in 2020 after China & US, according to GLOBOCAN. Currently, there are 11 notifiable diseases, including TB, cholera & AIDS.

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.

Mental health consultation up 66% among Indian women, most help-seekers under 35 — Practo study

The Practo study, released Thursday, collected data from 78,000 women users in the country ahead of International Women's Day on 8 March.

Alcohol drinking associated with 62,100 cancer cases in India last year, says Lancet study

The study highlights the contribution of even relatively low levels of drinking to rates of cancer but suggests that small changes to drinking behaviour can have a positive impact.

Lockdown saw fall in cancer care, child delivery claims under Ayushman Bharat: Govt report

The oncology claims fell by 64 per cent across India, while child-deliveries fell by 26 per cent during the lockdown. The report called this trend ‘worrying’.

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.

Cancer treatment patents worth billions in legal soup as Nobel winner fights for payday

Nobel winner Tasuku Honjo has taken ex-collaborator Gordon Freeman to court for leaving his name out of patents on immunotherapy, the evolving cancer treatment.

On Camera

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.