According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Cancer Society, cancer accounts for about 1 in 6 deaths worldwide – more than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. The report states that by 2040, the global burden is expected to reach 27.5 million new cancer cases and 16.2 million cancer deaths. A WHO estimate […]

GUWAHATI: Cancer cases in the northeast are projected to rise by a steep 13.5% by 2025, a research by the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) revealed on Thursday. The projected number of cancer cases for the year 2025 is estimated to be 57,131 (30,985 […]

Cervical cancer progresses slowly, rarely showing symptoms in the early stages. A large number of the female population may suffer from this cancer and not even know about it. This type of cancer is silent and deadly. To keep cervical cancer at bay, you must go for routine pap tests, get vaccinated, cut down on […]

A doctor couple, with the help of several other investigators in Kerala, has developed a tool that can assess the risk for a woman to develop breast cancer in her lifetime. The risk calculator, that throws up a score by answering a set of seven questions, can help women determine the kind and frequency of […]

Tobacco-related cancers constitute the highest burden among all types of the disease in India. As many as 27 per cent of cancer cases were caused due to tobacco consumption, according to a new report released by the National Cancer Registry of India (NCRI) on August 18, 2020. Gastro-intestinal tract cancers (19.7 per cent) and breast […]

The American Cancer Society has updated its guideline on diet and physical activity for cancer prevention. Staying at a healthy weight, staying active throughout life, following a healthy eating pattern, and avoiding or limiting alcohol may greatly reduce a person’s lifetime risk of developing or dying from cancer. At least 18% of all cancer cases in the US are related to […]

The number of cancer cases in India is estimated to be 13.9 lakh this year and may increase to 15.7 lakh by 2025, with its prevalence being marginally higher among women, according to a report. According to the report released by the ICMR and the Bengaluru-based National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research, in India, […]

One in every 10 Indians will develop cancer and one in every 15 will die of the disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a report, highlighting the perils posed by the illness. According to the study, India, with a population of 1.35 billion, witnessed as many as 1.16 million new cancer cases and […]

Breast cancer is a fairly common type of cancer that affects about 2.1 million people annually. According to the World Health Organisation, it causes approximately 15% of all cancer-related deaths in women and affects women about 100 times more than men. A staggering amount of women are susceptible to this form of cancer and studies […]