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Cancer Is The 10th Leading Cause Of Child Deaths In India, Says Study
Cancer ranks as the 10th leading cause of death among children in India, with around 17,000 deaths in 2023.
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Uttar Pradesh Government Likely To Declare Cancer As A Notifiable Disease For Early Detection, Treatment Access
Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is considering a proposal to include cancer, especially among children, among the list of notifiable diseases to facilitate early detection and cure, said a senior health depart
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Punjab Government To Help Children With Cancer Access Care In Other States
Chandigarh, March 24 (IANS) The Punjab government is actively considering a proposal to allow hospitals in other states to be empanelled to treat childhood cancer patients from the state under the official health insurance scheme, an official said on
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Bone Cancer In Children: New 'Growing' Implant Treatment Reduces Surgeries
A new technique called "growing implant" is emerging as an important option in the treatment of bone cancer among children, allowing doctors to adjust the length of an affected limb as the child grows, experts say.
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India's Landmark Childhood Cancer Registry Reports 94.5% Five-Year Survival Rate: Study
The Indian Childhood Cancer Survivorship (C2S) study, initiated in 2016, is among the world's first registry from a resource-limited setting, researchers said.
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Childhood Cancer: Less Than 30% Of Diagnosed Children Survive In Pakistan
Around 10,000 children are diagnosed with cancer in Pakistan each year, but fewer than 30 per cent of them survive due to delayed diagnosis, limited treatment facilities and financial difficulties, health experts stated at an
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Union Government Aims To Achieve 60% Childhood Cancer Survival Rate By 2030
Assuring innovative funding models to support childhood cancer, Deputy Director General of Health Services L. Swasticharan said on Sunday that the Union government is aiming to achieve a survival rate of 60 per cent for childhood cancer by 2030.
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Doctors Emphasise Early Detection And Specialised Care To Improve Childhood Cancer Survival Rates
Doctors emphasised that timely diagnosis and proper treatment can save over 80 per cent of children affected by cancer.
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Persistent Fever, Weight Loss, Lumps: Childhood Cancer Warning Signs Parents Miss
Cancer is a leading cause of death for children and adolescents. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 4,00,000 children and adolescents develop cancer each year across the globe.
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Why Childhood Cancer Is More Curable Than Most People Think, If Treated Early
Worldwide survival rates for childhood cancers today exceed 80% in high-resource medical facilities.
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Cancer Is The 10th Leading Cause Of Child Deaths In India, Says Study
Cancer ranks as the 10th leading cause of death among children in India, with around 17,000 deaths in 2023.
-
Uttar Pradesh Government Likely To Declare Cancer As A Notifiable Disease For Early Detection, Treatment Access
Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is considering a proposal to include cancer, especially among children, among the list of notifiable diseases to facilitate early detection and cure, said a senior health depart
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Punjab Government To Help Children With Cancer Access Care In Other States
Chandigarh, March 24 (IANS) The Punjab government is actively considering a proposal to allow hospitals in other states to be empanelled to treat childhood cancer patients from the state under the official health insurance scheme, an official said on
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Bone Cancer In Children: New 'Growing' Implant Treatment Reduces Surgeries
A new technique called "growing implant" is emerging as an important option in the treatment of bone cancer among children, allowing doctors to adjust the length of an affected limb as the child grows, experts say.
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India's Landmark Childhood Cancer Registry Reports 94.5% Five-Year Survival Rate: Study
The Indian Childhood Cancer Survivorship (C2S) study, initiated in 2016, is among the world's first registry from a resource-limited setting, researchers said.
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Childhood Cancer: Less Than 30% Of Diagnosed Children Survive In Pakistan
Around 10,000 children are diagnosed with cancer in Pakistan each year, but fewer than 30 per cent of them survive due to delayed diagnosis, limited treatment facilities and financial difficulties, health experts stated at an
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Union Government Aims To Achieve 60% Childhood Cancer Survival Rate By 2030
Assuring innovative funding models to support childhood cancer, Deputy Director General of Health Services L. Swasticharan said on Sunday that the Union government is aiming to achieve a survival rate of 60 per cent for childhood cancer by 2030.
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Doctors Emphasise Early Detection And Specialised Care To Improve Childhood Cancer Survival Rates
Doctors emphasised that timely diagnosis and proper treatment can save over 80 per cent of children affected by cancer.
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Persistent Fever, Weight Loss, Lumps: Childhood Cancer Warning Signs Parents Miss
Cancer is a leading cause of death for children and adolescents. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 4,00,000 children and adolescents develop cancer each year across the globe.
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Why Childhood Cancer Is More Curable Than Most People Think, If Treated Early
Worldwide survival rates for childhood cancers today exceed 80% in high-resource medical facilities.
