Cancer Patients

New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo

Reuters | Thursday May 16, 2013

After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their patients can skip chemotherapy or other harsh treatments.

Irfan Pathan, Mahela Jayawardene cheer up teenage cancer patient

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 13, 2013

The 17-year-old Lisha, from Meerut, is undergoing treatment for a bone cancer in New Delhi.

Patent's defeat in India is key victory for generic drugs

Gardiner Harris, The New York Times | Monday April 1, 2013

The Indian Supreme Court rejected a Swiss drugmaker's patent application for a major cancer drug on Monday in a landmark ruling that will allow poor patients continued access to many of the world's best drugs, at least for a while.

Supreme Court's decision on Novartis AG to benefit poor patients, say pharma companies

Press Trust of India | Monday April 1, 2013

Poor patients will have easier access to quality medicines with the Supreme Court rejecting Swiss firm Novartis' patent plea for its cancer drug Glivec, according to domestic manufacturers.

Supreme Court backs generics in Novartis drug patent ruling

Agence France-Presse | Monday April 1, 2013

India's Supreme Court rejected Monday a patent bid by Swiss drug giant Novartis in a landmark ruling that activists say will protect access to cheap generic drugs and save lives in developing nations.

Abhishek Bachchan's T-shirt auctioned for Rs 5 lakh

Mid-Day.com | Tuesday March 5, 2013

Junior B had personally signed the T-shirt for an organisation that works with children suffering from a heart condition.

All eyes on Venezuelan hospital, no sign of Hugo Chavez

Associated Press | Friday February 22, 2013

At Caracas' military hospital, the only outward signs that President Hugo Chavez is a patient inside are the motorcades that come and go and the soldiers standing guard, some of them wearing red berets.

Salman Khan's new cancer camp charges just Rs 2 per consultation

Mid-Day.com | Friday February 1, 2013

At Rs 2 per consultation, Salman Khan has opened up the medical camp right opposite his house in Mumbai.

Raju and his two sons have cancer, they sleep on a pavement

Sonal Mehrotra | Thursday January 10, 2013

Virtually every night, for the last three years, Raju, a labourer from Uttar Pradesh, curls up on the pavement outside a public bathroom opposite the AIIMS hospital in Delhi. Huddled next to him are his two sons, aged six and three. All three have r...

NDTV report moves Govt to shift homeless AIIMS patients to temporary shelter

Sonal Mehrotra | Thursday January 3, 2013

The story of a six-year-old cancer patient having to spend the night in a public toilet outside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in biting cold has shaken the government up.

Six-year-old battles cancer, winter chill in Delhi

Reported by Sonal Mehrotra, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Thursday January 3, 2013

On the coldest day in Delhi in 44 years, a six year old cancer patient is forced to sleep in a public toilet outside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

Bleary-eyed Ranbir Kapoor arrives late for appointment with cancer patients

Mid-Day.Com | Thursday December 27, 2012

After a night of revelry, Ranbir Kapoor turned up late at a cancer awareness event on Christmas morning bearing tell tale signs.

Anurag Basu in tears amid cancer patients

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday December 25, 2012

Filmmaker Anurag Basu, a cancer survivor, broke down here at an event organised for children battling the disease.

Charlie Sheen donates $ 75000 to cancer patient

BANG Showbiz | Friday December 14, 2012

Charlie Sheen reportedly gave $75,000 to a young cancer fighter who is battling an aggressive form of muscle tissue cancer.

Prime Minister's wife leads walk to create cancer awareness

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday November 4, 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur along with thousands of participants walked to express solidarity with patients with cervical cancer and create awareness about the affliction among women.