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Experimental Pill Promises New Hope For Deadly Pancreatic Cancer
The drug is called daraxonrasib and it blocks a mutated protein that fuels tumor growth in more than 90% of pancreatic cancer cases — a target that had eluded treatment for decades.
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Rare Bone Cancer: Teen Recovers After Ventilator Support In Delhi
A 17-year-old girl diagnosed with advanced Stage 3 Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer, has recovered after battling respiratory complications and spending nearly 10 days on ventilator support at a Delhi hospital.
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Who Is Claire Mazumdar? Meet Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's Chosen Successor At Biocon
Claire Mazumdar, 37, is a biotech specialist and the founding CEO of Bicara Therapeutics, a clinical-stage oncology firm incubated by Biocon.
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How Modern Cancer Treatments Focus Not Just On Survival, But Also On Quality Of Life
For patients juggling careers, family, and personal responsibilities, a diagnosis doesn't put life on pause. Instead, it reshapes it, demanding resilience and a new way of balancing treatment with daily living.
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Single People At Higher Risk Of Cancer, Study Finds
A large US study of more than four million cancer cases has found that people who have never married face substantially higher rates of cancer than those who are or have been married.
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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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AIIMS Delhi Surgeons Remove 21.8 Kg Uterine Sarcoma In High-Risk Surgery
Doctors at AIIMS Delhi removed a massive 21.8-kg uterine sarcoma tumor from a 46-year-old woman in a complex five-hour surgery.
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14-Year-Old With Extremely Rare, Aggressive Cancer Recovers After Life-Saving Robotic Surgery
Stomach and oesophageal cancer account for a major cancer burden worldwide; however, their occurrence in paediatric patients remains extremely rare. In younger patients, such cancers often develop without clearly identifiable lifestyle or environment
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Ayushman Bharat Boosts Cancer Care Access But Needs Major Budget Increase, Finds Study
The FinCan study, conducted by oncologists and health economists, provided fresh insights into the programme's strengths and pointed out opportunities to supercharge its impact.
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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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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath Unveils A New Super Speciality Hospital In Dadri
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday inaugurated the KDSG Super Speciality Hospital built in the Dadri area of Greater Noida. He also inspected the hospital premises and held detailed discussions rega
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AI Can Improve Early Disease Detection, Enable Timely Care, Says Health Tech Expert
Qure.ai's AI-powered medical imaging solutions are transforming healthcare by improving early detection of tuberculosis, lung cancer, cardiology, and oncology conditions.
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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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Experimental Pill Promises New Hope For Deadly Pancreatic Cancer
The drug is called daraxonrasib and it blocks a mutated protein that fuels tumor growth in more than 90% of pancreatic cancer cases — a target that had eluded treatment for decades.
-
Rare Bone Cancer: Teen Recovers After Ventilator Support In Delhi
A 17-year-old girl diagnosed with advanced Stage 3 Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer, has recovered after battling respiratory complications and spending nearly 10 days on ventilator support at a Delhi hospital.
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Who Is Claire Mazumdar? Meet Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's Chosen Successor At Biocon
Claire Mazumdar, 37, is a biotech specialist and the founding CEO of Bicara Therapeutics, a clinical-stage oncology firm incubated by Biocon.
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How Modern Cancer Treatments Focus Not Just On Survival, But Also On Quality Of Life
For patients juggling careers, family, and personal responsibilities, a diagnosis doesn't put life on pause. Instead, it reshapes it, demanding resilience and a new way of balancing treatment with daily living.
-
Single People At Higher Risk Of Cancer, Study Finds
A large US study of more than four million cancer cases has found that people who have never married face substantially higher rates of cancer than those who are or have been married.
-
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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AIIMS Delhi Surgeons Remove 21.8 Kg Uterine Sarcoma In High-Risk Surgery
Doctors at AIIMS Delhi removed a massive 21.8-kg uterine sarcoma tumor from a 46-year-old woman in a complex five-hour surgery.
-
14-Year-Old With Extremely Rare, Aggressive Cancer Recovers After Life-Saving Robotic Surgery
Stomach and oesophageal cancer account for a major cancer burden worldwide; however, their occurrence in paediatric patients remains extremely rare. In younger patients, such cancers often develop without clearly identifiable lifestyle or environment
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Ayushman Bharat Boosts Cancer Care Access But Needs Major Budget Increase, Finds Study
The FinCan study, conducted by oncologists and health economists, provided fresh insights into the programme's strengths and pointed out opportunities to supercharge its impact.
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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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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath Unveils A New Super Speciality Hospital In Dadri
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday inaugurated the KDSG Super Speciality Hospital built in the Dadri area of Greater Noida. He also inspected the hospital premises and held detailed discussions rega
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AI Can Improve Early Disease Detection, Enable Timely Care, Says Health Tech Expert
Qure.ai's AI-powered medical imaging solutions are transforming healthcare by improving early detection of tuberculosis, lung cancer, cardiology, and oncology conditions.
-
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.
