Page 15 - Cancer

28-year-old Actor Divvya Chouksey dies after long battle with cancer

Actor-singer Divvya Chouksey passed away on Sunday after a year-and-a half long battle with cancer

J&J loses bid to overturn baby powder verdict, but damages cut to $2.12 bn

The Missouri Court of Appeals lowered the original $4.69 billion verdict from July 2018 after dismissing claims by some of the 22 women and their families who had sued

Here are five signs of kidney disease that no one should not ignore

Prevention is the best cure when it comes to kidney diseases and for that, you need to understand how to detect it early on

Rishi Kapoor, actor who earned fame as romantic hero in seventies, dies

Rishi Kapoor belongs to the illustrious Kapoor family of Bollywood, widely known as first family of Hindi films.

What you need to know for preventing, detecting and fighting breast cancer

According to a report released by ICMR in 2018, cancer took more than 700,000 lives in India

Health guide: Here's all you need to know about cervical cancer

The leading cause of cervical cancer is HPV, found in about 99 per cent of cervical cancer cases

How start-ups are using a 360-degree approach to defeating cancer

On World Cancer Day, Business Standard looks at some start-ups which are redefining cancer diagnosis, screening and care with novel ideas and niche technologies

WHO forecasts 81% cancer jump in poorer countries over lacking investments

The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report that these countries had focused their limited resources on combating infectious diseases and improving maternal and child health

Senior journalist, former MP Ashwini Chopra passes away at 63 due to cancer

The media baron-turned journalist was elected as an MP from Karnal, Haryana, in 2014. He was the editor of Punjab Kesari, Delhi.

Artificial intelligence can spot breast cancer better than doctors: Google

Google is also training artificial intelligence to help determine whether a patient is likely to live or die, mining thousands of data points to help make predictions about outcomes.

New artificial intelligence model can predict bowel cancer severity: Study

The noninvasive method was described in a study, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, and adds to advances in technologies that analyse circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA)

HIVEC is next big step to prevent recurrence in superficial bladder cancer

Currently, bladder cancer in India is treated with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) intravesical immunotherapy

Fighting Breast cancer: Follow these 7 steps apart from the treatment

This includes keeping your weight in check, being physically active, eating fruits and vegetables, avoid alcohol and cigarettes, etc

This blood test can detect breast cancer even before clinical signs: Study

The blood test identifies the body's immune response to substances produced by tumour cells

4 of 5 Indian children do not survive cancer. What led to this sorry state?

India has the highest prevalence of childhood cancer which can be traced to its higher population of young people, 30 per cent of its population is below 14 years, according to 2011 Census

Just a few strands: Coping with illness, hair loss & side-effects of cancer

Having cancer can be devastating. But for women, the side-effects of the disease, especially the loss of hair, is the hardest part. Aditi Phadnis finds that how people helping others cope with illness

Cancer now a bigger killer than heart diseases in rich nations: Study

It determined that people in poorer nations were on average 2.5 times more likely to die from heart disease than those in richer ones

Proton therapy for prostate cancer: does the evidence support the hype?

While there is strong evidence for the benefits of proton therapy in children, it is much less clear in prostate and other adult cancers.

Smokers have more complications after skin cancer surgery, says study

Current smokers were more than nine times as likely to have complications like clots or hematomas

Sugar in fruit juice is linked to a higher cancer risk, says report

The study found no increased cancer risk from sugar-free drinks, although so few of the people studied consumed them that the results may not be significant, the researchers said