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  National Cancer Awareness Day 2022: History, significance & everything you need to know

  Health | November 07, 2022 13:58 IST

  National Cancer Awareness Day 2022: As the number of cancer patients and cancer-related deaths is increasing in India, it has become essential to know about the disease. Check out what is the history and significance of the day here.

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  Real cancer cases up to 3 times higher than reported in India | Details inside

  Health | October 11, 2022 18:50 IST

  The reported cancer incidence in India this year is estimated to be 19 to 20 lakh, whereas real incidence is 1.5 to 3 times higher than the reported cases.

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  Stomach cancer atlas maps path to better treatment

  Health | November 23, 2021 7:21 IST

  In the study, published in the journal Cancer Discovery, the team found more than 30 different cell types, some of which had not been detected in gastric tumours before. Tumours from different patients showed a different composition of these cells, which helps to explain why similar treatments can have very different outcomes.

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  Lung cancer: Know the things that matter

  Health | August 02, 2021 18:00 IST

  Lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. In India, alone, lung cancer accounts for a majority of the cancer burden, with 1 in 68 males falling victim to it. 

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  Cancer cases in India estimated to be 13.9 lakh in 2020

  India | August 19, 2020 12:24 IST

  The number of cancer cases in India is estimated to be 13.9 lakh this year and may increase to 15.7 lakh by 2025, with its prevalence being marginally higher among women, according to a report. 

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  LIC launches cancer cover with sum assured up to Rs 50 lakh

  Business | November 14, 2017 19:18 IST

  Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Tuesday announced the launch of a cancer cover as a health insurance policy with sum assured ranging from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh.

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  Baby Aadya is battling cancer and only you can help her!

  Lifestyle | August 23, 2017 19:05 IST

  Help us bring Aadya home. You are our only hope.

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  Please take note girls! Too many contraceptive pills can up the risk of breast cancer

  Lifestyle | July 02, 2017 18:41 IST

  Birth control pills can quadruple the levels of synthetic estrogen and progesterone hormones

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  Beware Girls! Colouring hair can increase the risk of ‘Breast Cancer’

  Lifestyle | March 10, 2017 11:56 IST

  Ladies, think again before colouring your hair. A study has concluded that hair colours and hormonal contraceptives may increase the chances of breast cancer.

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  Scientists discover 1.7 million-year-old fossil of human who suffered from cancer

  World | July 28, 2016 16:28 IST

  Cancer has been one of the deadliest diseases ever known to mankind. Despite the advancement in technology, several scientists are still struggling to find an absolute cure to this so-called ‘modern’ disease. However, recent research

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  Delhi tops the list in cancer cases among children: ICMR

  India | May 18, 2016 22:37 IST

  A renowned medical research body has claimed that Delhi witnesses the maximum number of cancer cases among children followed by Chennai.

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  Two-thirds of cancer cases due to bad luck: Study

  World | January 03, 2015 11:53 IST

  Washington: The majority of cancer cases can be explained by "bad luck" rather than the result of environmental factors and inherited genes, a US study said on Thursday.The study, published in the US journal Science,

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  Cancer cases rising in India, says expert

  India | July 02, 2013 17:37 IST

  Kolkata, July 2: Cancer cases are increasing in India but with availability of state-of-the-art procedures, its treatment has touched new highs, an expert said."There is a rise in cancer cases in India in almost equal