Cancer News
Dabur Subsidiaries Sued In US, Canada Over Allegations Of Its Products Causing Cancer; Share Dips
As per a Reuters report, Dabur India’s subsidiaries were among the 57 companies sued in the U.S. and Canada. Customers allege that using their hair relaxer products causes ovarian cancer and other health issues. The news caused Dabur India’s shares to dip by as much as 2.5% in the morning extending its year-to-date decline over 6%. In an exchange filing on Wednesday, the company said, ‘currently, the cases are in the pleadings and early discovery phases of litigation…’Adding further, the allegations are based on an ‘unsubstantiated and incomplete’ study.
19 Oct 2023Cervical cancer vaccine availability to be boosted next year: Adar Poonawalla
The first made-in-India Human Papillomavirus (HPV) ’CERVAVAC’ vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer was launched on Tuesday, 24 January
1 min read25 Jan 2023Cancer cells eat themselves to survive: Study
The research provides very basic knowledge about how cancer cells survive
2 min read3 Jul 2021Bharti AXA General Insurance launches cancer awareness drive on social media
’Cervical cancer does not cause any noticeable symptoms until it reaches stage 3. The good news is that there is a vaccine available for women between 9-26 years. So, defend yourself against cervical cancer by getting a vaccine or a Pap test,’ tweeted the insurance company.
1 min read8 Nov 2020Bengaluru startup builds AI tool to screen oral cancer
Atom360, which has collaborated with AIIMS Delhi and Bhubaneswar, has created an app, Berry Care, to detect suspicious lesions in the mouth, which could indicate oral cancer
1 min read13 Oct 2020India to see 13.9 lakh cancer cases by year-end, 15.7 lakh by 2025, says ICMR
The National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) Report 2020 was released by ICMR and National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research in Bengaluru
1 min read9 Oct 2020Doctors consider anti-cancer drugs as a stopgap weapon in covid battle
Trials are on to find out whether anti-cancer immunotherapy could fight covid-19Cancer immunotherapy has less side-effects such as damage of healthy cells
2 min read6 Oct 2020World’s first HIV survivor dies after cancer returns
Timothy Brown, born on March 11, 1966, became known as the ’Berlin Patient’ after his HIV was cleared by treatment there in 2007Brown was diagnosed with HIV in 1995 while living in the German capital, and in 2006 was also diagnosed with a type of blood cancer known as acute myeloid leukaemia
2 min read30 Sep 2020Maharashtra governor launches cancer institute’s chemo recovery kits
The chemo recovery kits, containing an ayurvedic formulation and developed by the Integrated Cancer Treatment and Research Centre of the Bharatiya Sanskriti Darshan Trust, Pune with financial assistance from the Tata Trusts, were launched by Koshyari at the Raj Bhavan
1 min read27 Sep 2020Indian-origin expert leads UK’s major breast cancer radiotherapy study
Under the technique developed by UCL clinicians, radiotherapy is administered from inside the body via a small ball-shaped device placed inside the breastConventional external beam radiotherapy is delivered from outside the body via a radiotherapy machine
3 min read20 Aug 2020Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared