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Cell & gene therapy statrtup Immuneel unveils CAR-T cancer therapy in India

Immuneel Therapeutics, backed by entrepreneur Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, offers therapy for CAR T-cell therapy for adult B-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL)

Kate Middleton reveals she is in remission after cancer treatment

Kate Middleton, Britain's Princess of Wales, on Tuesday paid a visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in London to thank National Health Service (NHS) staff who cared for her during her cancer treatment over the past year and went on to reveal that she was in remission. Her visit marked the first confirmation of where the 43-year-old senior royal underwent her preventative chemotherapy. "It is a relief to now be in remission, and I remain focused on recovery. As anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal, said Catherine, Princess of Wales. "I am however looking forward to a fulfilling year ahead. There is much to look forward to. Thank you to everyone for your continued support," she said in a message on social media signed 'C'. Kate reflected that she wanted to visit the London hospital that had looked after her so well during the past year. The Princess of Wales added: "My heartfelt thanks goes to all those who have quietly walk

Health cover against cancer: Check policy for exclusions, sub-limits

Cancer-specific policies, which only cover cancer, are available as indemnity-based or fixed-benefit plans

AstraZeneca and Merck drugs set to shake up treatment of liver cancer

Two late-stage studies published Wednesday in The Lancet show that Astra's Imfinzi and Merck's Keytruda delayed the progress of liver cancer when combined with other drugs and a local treatment

US drug body approves Merus' therapy for lung, pancreatic cancer patients

The therapy, branded as Bizengri, targets the NRG1 gene, which is associated with formation and progression of several tumors

Dr Reddy's launches Toripalimab to treat nasopharyngeal cancer in India

In 2023, Dr Reddy's signed a licensing and commercialisation agreement with Shanghai Junshi Biosciences for Toripalimab

National Cancer Awareness Day 2024: History, Cancer rate in India and more

The purpose of National Cancer Awareness Day is to draw attention to the importance of early cancer identification and prevention. The second most common cause of death globally is cancer

Immunotherapy was meant to defeat cancer but what happened to great promise

This works because cancers have fooled the body by using its own natural safety switches, or checkpoints

Study shows bacterial vaccine may serve as cancer immunotherapy treatment

The bacterial vaccine proved to be particularly more efficacious than peptide-based therapeutic cancer vaccines

Ovarian cancer cure? Oxford's vaccine could stop it before it even starts

OvarianVax, a promising cancer vaccine, is in early development as researchers identify proteins on ovarian cancer cells that trigger immune responses

Quad leaders to unveil milestone initiative to combat cancer during summit

Top Quad leaders will unveil a "milestone" initiative on Saturday to prevent, detect, treat and alleviate the impact of cancer on patients and their families, when they gather in Wilmington in the US for their annual summit. Being hosted by US President Joe Biden, the "Quad Leaders Summit" will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese and Japan's Fumio Kishida. The leaders are expected to deliberate on pressing global challenges, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, escalating tensions in West Asia and the overall situation in the Indo-Pacific. At a media briefing on Modi's visit to the United States from September 21-23, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the "signature" "Cancer Moonshot" event will take place on the sidelines of the Quad summit in Wilmington, Delaware. "One of the signature initiatives to be unveiled on the sidelines is the Cancer Moonshot event," he said. "Through this milestone initiative, the Quad aims to ...

Hina Khan is battling Mucositis, amid her cancer treatment; know details

Hina Khan, battling with stage three breast cancer, recently developed mucositis which is a side-effect of chemotherapy. She requested her fans to share some advice and prayers

US FDA declines to approve Regeneron's therapy for common blood cancer

FDA, in a so-called 'complete response letter', said that the sole issue identified for approval is related to findings from a pre-approval inspection at a third-party manufacturer

Crucial to focus on cancers unique to low, middle-income nations: US expert

Low and middle-income countries are grappling with dual burden of non-communicable diseases and infection ailments, and it is crucial to "direct more attention" towards cancers prevalent or unique to such countries, a US-based cancer expert has said. Citing data, Dr Shobha Krishnan also said that as cancer cases in India are projected to rise by nearly 13 per cent by 2025 compared to 2020, the "urgency to exchange knowledge and best practices is critical". Krishnan, founder and president of US-based Global Initiative Against HPV and Cervical Cancer (GIAHC), was in India recently to take part in the first-ever US-India cancer dialogue held in Delhi earlier this month. In June 2023, President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had reaffirmed the strong health partnership between the US and India by announcing new commitments to accelerate the fight against cancer, including convening a US-India cancer dialogue to advance the prevention, early detection, and treatment of ...

Cancers in head, neck rising, account for 26% cases in India: Study

Around 26 per cent of cancer patients in India have tumours in the head and neck, and there is an upward trend of such cases in the country, a study has found. The findings of the study, conducted on 1,869 cancer patients across the country, were released on the World Head and Neck Cancer Day observed on Saturday. Cancer Mukt Bharat Foundation, a Delhi-based non-profit organisation, conducted the study by collating data from calls received on its helpline number from March 1 to June 30. Dr. Ashish Gupta, a senior oncologist who is heading the Cancer Mukt Bharat Campaign in India, said that India is seeing surge in head and neck cancer cases, especially among young men, due to increased tobacco consumption and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. "Around 80-90 pc of oral cancer patients have been found to use tobacco in some form, be it smoking or chewing. Most of the head and neck cancer are preventable, unlike other cancers for which the reason is unknown. It is a preventable ..

Cancer treatment: Doctors reveal facts you didn't know about Chemotherapy

Cancer is a disease wherein some of the body's cells grow uncontrollably and spread to different parts of the body. And, chemotherapy is used to eradicate those cancer cells in cancer patients

AstraZeneca to establish $1.5 billion cancer drug plant in Singapore

The facility, which will be the drugmaker's first end-to-end ADC production site, will be supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board

US FDA approves expanded use of Bristol Myers' cancer cell therapy

The Food and Drug Administration's decision marks the fourth approval for Breyanzi, which can now be used to treat patients who have received two or more prior lines of therapy

Hospital players enhance focus on cancer care amid a surge in cases

By 2025, cancer cases projected to hit 1.57 million, up 13% from 2020

'Significant technological investment needed for cancer treatment in India'

Sasidhar, the new president and chief executive officer of Apollo's hospital division, talks about future expansion, medical tourism, and growth roadmap