Telangana likely to have 53,000 cancer patients by 2025

Telangana likely to have 53,000 cancer patients by 2025

Telangana is expected to have 53,000 cancer patients by 2025. According to the ‘Cancer Profile and Related Factors, Telangana 2021’ report, the state is expected to have 24,857 male and 28,708 female cancer patients by 2025. The report says that for every million children, 55 boys and 39 girls develop cancer each year. By 2025, … Read more

Hair straightening products increase the risk of endometrial cancer

Hair straightening products increase the risk of endometrial cancer

Products used to straighten hair increase the risk of endometrial cancer, according to a new study from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The findings, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, are especially relevant to black women, who make up the majority of straightening product users in the United States. According … Read more

New cancer treatment 100% effective in clinical trials

New cancer treatment 100% effective in clinical trials

A patient of Indian origin was among those who had a “miraculous” cure using an anticancer drug being tested by a research center here, achieving an unprecedented cure rate when all 14 patients in the trial disappeared. “It’s a miracle,” Nisha Varughese said of the immunotherapy drug’s effectiveness in curing her. However, the fight against … Read more

Millions of people die of cancer due to inequality

Millions of people die of cancer due to inequality

Ground Report | New Delhi: Millions people die of cancer; Cancer claimed 10 million lives in 2021 and disproportionately affected low- and middle-income countries, according to an analysis by two United Nations agencies as this Friday, the 4th, is commemorated as the world day to fight that disease. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) … Read more

Alcohol is responsible for 4 out of every 100 cancer cases

Alcohol is responsible

Ground Report | New Delhi: Alcohol is responsible; Alcohol is responsible for about 4.1 percent of the new cases of cancer in the world. The information has recently come to the fore in a research published in the journal Lancet Oncology. If we look at the released data, alcohol was the reason behind 741,300 cancer cases reported worldwide during 2020. Of … Read more

Those working in petroleum industries have a higher risk of cancer

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Ground Report | New Delhi: A new report by the International Cancer Research Agency states that people who work in the petroleum industries or live near petroleum plants and units have a higher risk of developing many types of cancer. The report adds some more evidence to the health consequences of air pollution arising out of petroleum excavation and … Read more