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TV celebrity Hina Khan shaves off her hair amid breast cancer treatment

Hina Khan shared a new video on Instagram where she could be seen with a shaved head. The TV celebrity is going through a stage 3 breast cancer treatment

Rising cases of Breast cancer: Everything you need to know so far

Actor Hina Khan's recent stage 3 diagnosis underscores a concerning trend of breast cancer amongst younger women. So here's all about the breast cancer impacting overall survival and future recurrence

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

HCG expands with two new state-of-the-art cancer care centres in Bengaluru

HCG's network presently encompasses 21 comprehensive cancer centres with 24 hospitals across India and Africa, and seven daycare centres

Many cancer drugs remain unproven 5 yrs after accelerated approval: Study

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's accelerated approval program is meant to give patients early access to promising drugs. But how often do these drugs actually improve or extend patients' lives? In a new study, researchers found that most cancer drugs granted accelerated approval do not demonstrate such benefits within five years. Five years after the initial accelerated approval, you should have a definitive answer, said Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a cancer specialist and bioethicist at the University of Pennsylvania who was not involved in the research. Thousands of people are getting those drugs. That seems a mistake if we don't know whether they work or not." The program was created in 1992 to speed access to HIV drugs. Today, 85% of accelerated approvals go to cancer drugs. It allows the FDA to grant early approval to drugs that show promising initial results for treating debilitating or fatal diseases. In exchange, drug companies are expected to do rigorous testing and produce

'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

Rs 100 tablet to prevent resurgence of cancer: All you need to know

This new pill will reduce the side effects of cancer treatment like chemotherapy by about 50 per cent and the chances of getting cancer for a second time by 30 per cent

Poonam Pandey alive, appears in cervical cancer awareness video on Insta

Poonam Pandey on Saturday made an appearance on social media and said she is "alive", a day after there were reports that the actor had died of cervical cancer. "I feel compelled to share something significant with you all - I am here, alive. Cervical Cancer didn't claim me, but tragically, it has claimed the lives of thousands of women who stemmed from a lack of knowledge on how to tackle this disease," the 32-year-old actor posted on Instagram alongside a video. Pandey said she wants to spread "critical awareness" about the disease and ensure every woman is informed about the steps to take. "Together, let's strive to put an end to the devastating impact of the disease and bring #DeathToCervicalCancer," she wrote. On Friday, the actor's team made the shock announcement that Pandey passed away after a battle with cervical cancer but there was no confirmation of the death of the model, influencer and sometime actor known for her bold statements and appearances.

First state-of-the-art cancer hospital to be built in Hamirpur: CM Sukhu

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday said the first state-of-the-art cancer hospital will be established in Hamirpur to effectively deal with the ailment. Presiding over the 'Sarkar Gaon Ke Dwar' programme at Kanjyan village under the Bhoranj assembly constituency of Hamirpur district, the chief minister said the increasing cancer cases in Himachal Pradesh is a matter of concern. "The state is witnessing an increase of 2.2 per cent of the cancer patients while the country's average rate is 0.6 per cent" he said. Talking to the media later on the sidelines of the programme, Sukhu said that the results of various examinations conducted by the dissolved Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission (HPSSC) would be declared soon by the government. He said the government is also going to issue appointment letters within a month to those examinations whose results have been declared. Sukhu said the government is working towards providing employment to the yo

Apollo launches oncology facility that uses AI for precise diagnosis

Oncology centre in Bengaluru will give doctors and patients real-time insights and treatment protocol

Fortis launches institute for specialised treatment of blood cancer

A well-known private healthcare group, Fortis on Friday inaugurated a state-of-the-art facility for the specialised treatment of blood cancers and disorders, which it said "represented a critical step" in addressing the urgent need for comprehensive holistic care. The Fortis Institute of Blood Disorders also integrates paediatric and geriatric care, advanced transplant procedures, and hematopathology expertise, all under one roof, Fortis Healthcare said in a release. The Institute also launched CAR-T cell therapy to its extensive network of Bone Marrow Transplant centres in Mohali, Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Mumbai and Bangalore, the statement said. This initiative is supported by a commercial collaboration with ImmunoACT, an IIT-Bombay spin-off and pioneer in India's first fully indigenous and commercially approved gene-modified cell therapy. The NexCAR19, India's first market-authorised CAR-T cell therapy, offers a new ray of hope for treating B-cell lymphomas and B-acute lymphoblast

Guwahati Refinery, Tata Cancer Care ink MoU for special medical equipment

The Guwahati Refinery on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tata Cancer Care Foundation for providing special medical equipment to Silchar Cancer Centre in Assam. Under the agreement, Guwahati Refinery will extend a financial support of Rs 16.39 crore for procuring medical equipment like LINAC for delivering external beam radiation therapy, treatment planning system-computer based software system used in radiation oncology, dosimetry and immobilisation devices, a release said. G K Goyari, Chief General Manager and Refinery Head expressed happiness to be a part of the collaboration, and hoped that the support would further help cancer patients of the northeast region in availing affordable treatment. Silchar Cancer Centre is located on the Silchar Medical College and Hospital campus, and caters not only to patients of Assam but those from Tripura, Mizoram and parts of Meghalaya as well, the release added.

Cancer cases up 79% among under-50 in past 30 years, reveals study

In 2022, India recorded around 146,000 cancer cases, and projections indicate that this number is set to rise to 157,000 by 2025

Breast cancer treatments limit effects of weight loss medications: Study

Breast cancer medicines known as aromatase inhibitors may diminish the benefit of weight loss therapies, according to a new study presented at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting

ICICI Bank will give Rs 1,200 cr to build 3 Tata Memorial Centre for cancer

ICICI Bank on Friday committed Rs 1,200 crore to help Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) to expand its cancer treating facilities. As part of the commitment from ICICI Foundation, three new facilities will be built in Navi Mumbai's Kharghar on the outskirts of the financial capital, Mullanpur in Punjab and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Girish Chandra Chaturvedi, the chairman of the second largest private sector lender, said the three facilities will be fully functional by 2027 and will enable TMC to handle 25,000 more cancer patients per year. "This is a step towards resolving a problem which we are foreseeing to aggravate, especially as urbanisation increases," he told reporters at TMC's flagship hospital here after signing three Memorandums of Understanding for the centre. Chaturvedi said right now, the bank has Rs 500 crore of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) corpus ready for the three facilities, and will be adding to the corpus as the years go. The bank feels by the end of th

Apollo Proton Cancer Centre launches Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Therapy Bay

The Apollo Proton Cancer Centre expanded its portfolio with another major addition of Proton Gantry named 'Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Therapy Bay,' in line with the mission to provide the most comprehensive and advanced cancer care in India, the Centre said on Tuesday. Tamil Nadu Minister for Information and Publicity M P Saminathan, and APJMJ Sheik Saleem, co-founder, APJ Abdul Kalam International Foundation, inaugurated the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Therapy Bay in presence of Harshad Reddy, Director-Operations, Group Oncology & International, Apollo Hospitals, Harish Trivedi, Chief Executive Officer, APCC and Dr Rakesh Jalali, Medical Director & HOD - Radiation Oncology, APCC. The bay comes with a high-tech, most sophisticated and advanced state-of-the-art treatment delivery technique known as image-guided intensity modulated proton therapy (IG-IMPT), a release said. When compared to conventional X-ray-based radiotherapy, this IG-IMPT has minimal to no exposure of normal, healthy organs to

Made in India surgical robotic system installed at Rajiv Gandhi Institute

A leading cancer hospital in Delhi has installed a "made in India surgical robotic system" devised by a new-age medical technology start-up that will make robotic surgery more accessible to patients

Tata Memorial Centre inks MoU to improve cancer care in Indonesia

Such a Cancer Patient Navigator (CPN) does not exist in Indonesia at present, and the MoU signed on Thursday is of significance in this context

Subroto, Susmita Bagchi donate Rs 340 crore to set up health facilities

Bagchi is the Odisha Skill Development Authority chairman

Delhi cancer hospital shut after doctor tests positive for coronavirus

The doctor, who tested positive for coronavirus, worked at the institute