cancer
- Middle East
UAE: Kerala man walks 24 hrs relay in memory of friend who died from cancer
Abu Dhabi: A 28-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Kerala man has walked 24 hours covering 87 kilometers in Sharjah during the ‘Relay for Life’ fundraiser for cancer patients. Nihad Naseeruddin, an athlete…
- Technology
Apple Watch helps detect rare cancer in 12-yr-old girl
San Francisco: An Apple Watch has reportedly been credited with spotting a 12-year-old girl’s rare cancer before she was even aware of it, with the help of its heart rate notifications feature.…
- Middle East
Palestinian prisoner suffering from cancer loses ability to eat
The Palestinian Prisoners Club said that prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid lost his ability to consume food, in addition to the sharp loss of weight, and the intensity of the pain in his body,…
- India
Real cancer cases up to 3 times higher than reported in India
New Delhi: Real cancer incidence level in India is estimated to be 1.5 to three times higher than reported incidence as 51 per cent patients take more than a week to conclude…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Raj Bhavan turns pink for awareness on breast cancer
Hyderabad: Raj Bhavan, the official residence of Telangana Governor, was illuminated in pink for a third consecutive year on Monday to spread the message of hope and courage in the fight against…
- Middle East
Woman holds up Lebanon bank to withdraw own savings for her sister’s cancer treatment
Beirut: A Lebanese woman on Wednesday held up a BLOM BANK branch in the capital, Beirut, and was able to take about 20,000 dollar with toy gun of her own money to…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cancer survivor’s daughter wins silver in powerlifting championship
Hyderabad: Overcoming all odds, a 22-year-old girl from Hyderabad, Bhagyalakshmi Vaishnav, has won silver in the international world classic powerlifting championship being held in Turkey. Bhagyalakshmi comes from a poor family where…
- Andhra Pradesh
Cancer, anaemia focus areas for Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Reddy
Amaravati: With Andhra Pradesh registering a significant increase in expenditure on cancer treatments over the last seven years, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has instructed the health department to set up…
- Lifestyle
Early life changes in diet, lifestyle, environment triggering several cancers: Study
New Delhi: The drastic early-life changes in teens and young adults regarding diet, lifestyle, obesity, environment and the microbiome have led to a “genuine increase” in the incidence of early-onset forms of…
- Health
Cancers in adults under 50 on rise globally, study finds
Washington: The incidence of cancers diagnosed before the age of 50 has dramatically increased around the world, with this rise beginning around 1990, according to a study. These early onset cancers include…
- Featured News
Mikhail S. Gorbachev 1931 – 2022, a tragic hero
Soviet Union collapsed under Gorbachev’s watch but he was not responsible for it. To blame him is like blaming a doctor because he could not save a terminally ill cancer patient when…
- Health
Study reveals that ultra-processed foods are linked to bowel cancer, heart problems
Washington: A high intake of ultra-processed foods is associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease, bowel (colorectal) cancer and death, according to a study. The study was published in the journal…
- World
Smoking, alcohol, high BMI leading causes of global cancer deaths: Lancet study
Washington: Smoking, alcohol use, high body mass index (BMI), and other known risk factors were responsible for nearly 4.45 million global cancer deaths in 2019, according to study published in The Lancet…
- India
Plan to slash prices of heart, diabetes and cancer medicines
Hyderabad: The central government has a plan to reduce the prices of long term medicines particularly used for heart diabetes and cancer. The reductions are likely to be announced on August 15. According…
- Science
How Netflix-style algorithm may help in personalising cancer treatments
London: Just as Netflix algorithm generates data to determine the shows one can choose to binge watch next, doctors will soon be able to predict how tumours can behave and thus offer…
