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All that India can do to make cancer a less dismal state: Medical advances can’t make up for suboptimal prevention, delayed diagnoses, scarcity of palliative care
February 20, 2023, 2:10 AM IST
On World Cancer Day, February 4, the end of year assessment of the state of cancer in India was unsurprisingly a mixed bag. While a few cancers appear to have declined over the decades, and…
February 20, 2023, 2:10 AM IST
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Surviving just got better: What the ‘astonishing’ Sloan Kettering cancer trial means for patients in India
June 13, 2022, 2:09 AM IST
Headlines that for the “first time in history” cancer has been vanquished in every patient enrolled in a clinical trial suggest a dream come true: Dreaded cancer has finally met its match. This is not…
June 13, 2022, 2:09 AM IST
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Clash of the titans: Cancer in the time of Covid – Why oncologists are worried about hard-won gains in both detection and cure getting reversed
February 15, 2022, 2:10 AM IST
“I’m on pins and needles” is how a law professor diagnosed with cancer described his condition to CNN the other day. He had been put on a waiting list for a life-saving surgery. His fear…
February 15, 2022, 2:10 AM IST
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Turn the tide against cancer: India needs affordable and accessible cancer treatment. Else cancer screenings aren’t much use
February 4, 2021, 6:00 AM IST
The fight against cancer is beginning to show results in a few countries. But it is not yet time to celebrate. According to the American Cancer Society, the death rate from cancer in the US…
February 4, 2021, 6:00 AM IST
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Medicine’s neglected half: The relevance of palliative care is growing. In Covid times, it can provide total care
October 10, 2020, 2:25 AM IST
The relevance of palliative care is growing thanks to the rise in non-communicable diseases and chronic lifelong conditions. The list of those who need palliative care is keeping pace with the increase in the average…
October 10, 2020, 2:25 AM IST
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The stigma of cancer: Celebrities speaking out on cancer is not enough, they must do more
April 5, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
It is commendable that in the last decade or so celebrities in India have begun to speak out publicly about their cancer experiences. Yuvraj Singh, Lisa Ray, Manisha Koirala and, more recently, Irrfan Khan and…
April 5, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Unbearable heaviness of being: The aged, as well as cancer patients, require psychosocial as much as medical support
June 22, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
A life draining illness and old age make you aware, as nothing else does, of what a load each one of us carries. Recently, we had two people who chose to lay it down in…
June 22, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Don’t say euthanasia: Supreme Court judgment is more about giving people the power to stop futile treatment
March 16, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
There is a saying in Africa: “When death comes, may it find me alive.” Today, with advances in medical science, and with people living longer and longer, it has never been more pertinent. Now, more…
March 16, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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A cure for cancer? Why India must launch a nationwide programme to screen for the dread disease
February 4, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
When it comes to cancer research and treatment we still consider the US numero uno. In January last year President Barack Obama had announced the establishment of a ‘Cancer Moonshot’ to accelerate cancer research. In…
February 4, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Fashionable puffs: Smoking is rising among women because cigarettes are being marketed as signs of success
April 2, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
Government of India is now debating whether to increase the dimensions of the frightening pictures on cigarette packets. Limiting our attention to enlarging them and thereby their potential to scare may not be enough. Experience…
April 2, 2015, 12:06 AM IST
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Confronting the C word: Cancer survivorship is about changing mindsets and better medical care
December 11, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
The chances of surviving cancer are the lowest in India. This, at least, is what the results of the latest global study of the 10 most prevalent types of cancer reveals. This is no surprise…
December 11, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
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