Tag: cancer
Milk protein helps reduce scary chemotherapy side effects
New study shows milk can help alleviate taste and smell abnormalities associated with chemotherapy
Chemotherapy, used to treat cancer is almost as scary as cancer...
Why Modicare isn’t making waves in Haryana’s “cancer village”
In India's most backward district, village with unusual number of cancer patients wonders if it will pay for treatment trips to Delhi and Jaipur
Nasru...
India to miss SDG target on non-communicable diseases: Lancet
The report says despite progress India and China unlikely to meet the 2030 target even by 2040India miss UN targets to reduce premature deaths...
Healthy diet, physical activity lower cancer risk
An analysis of four nutritional scores showed that biggest benefit is from healthy diet minus alcohol
A diet that encourages both healthy eating and physical...
Diabetes ups cancer risk, especially in women, study finds
There are earlier studies too that link cancer to both diabetes and obesity
Diabetes is a risk factor for cancer in both men and women,...
Fishes like salmon & hilsa can stall cancer in its tracks
Both fishes are rich in omega 3 fatty acids, one of the compounds created by its metabolism can halt cancer
It is officially hilsa (Ilish)...
Fighting “high grade” cancer, actor Sonali Bendre reveals
She is the second Bollywood star in the last few months after Irrfan to talk about fighting cancer
Days after actor Irrfan declared that his...
Screening data shows 8.4% incidence of diabetes, 10% of hypertension
This is the first time data from the screening of more than 35 crore people has been published
Data from the largest screening programme in...
Lancet panel cautions about duration of blood cancer treatment
High level commission raises red flag about current methods of reporting adverse events
Survival rates for blood cancers – including lymphoma, myeloma and some types...
Cancer incidence rate in India is among the lowest in the...
New cancer cases as a proportion of the population is among the lowest in IndiaIndia has among the lowest rates in the world of...