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Cancer care: Experts urge patients to access treatment

Experts from multiple Asian countries including India have called for those in need to ensure they access cancer care, highlighting the risks of delaying treatment.  The experts joined the AstraZeneca campaign “New normal, same cancer”, which aims to mitigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global response to cancer. “COVID-19 threatens to erase …

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Ewing sarcoma: Hope in Guwahati?

Reports suggest that children afflicted by Ewing sarcoma in the Dr B. Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI) in Guwahati – Assam’s largest city – show a five-year survival rate of sixty percent. Ewing sarcoma, as explained by Johns Hopkins, “is cancer that occurs primarily in the bone or soft tissue. While Ewing sarcoma can develop in …

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Childhood cancer: The world needs to invest in the fight

By 2050, the world is expected to register 13.7 million new cases of childhood cancer – and without scaling up investments, cancer will kill 11.1 million children.  These are the findings of a landmark report released earlier this week by the Lancet Oncology Commission, a report bringing together the insights of 44 leading experts from …

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Cancer deaths at 6,000 in Maharashtra: How this fits in with the national burden

Cancer is among the leading threats to public health the world over – India being no exception. In Maharashtra, the country’s second-most populous state, the disease incurred a significant toll last year in terms of mortality, with the state health minister confirming that Maharashtra recorded almost 6,000 cancer deaths last year.  Rajesh Tope, who serves …

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Tobacco tax: Will public health or smugglers benefit?

The imposition of an increased tobacco tax has seen companies take a hit in the wake of the 2020-21 Union Budget. Proposals made included raising the national calamity contingent duty (NCCD) on various tobacco products, though excluding bidis. For smoking material for cigarettes and pipes, an increase has been proposed to sixty percent compared to …

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Cancer: One in ten Indians, one in fifteen lives

Cancer will affect one in ten Indians in their lifetime. One in fifteen Indians will lose their lives to the disease.  These are the concerning findings of the latest edition of the World Cancer Report, published earlier this week by the World Health Organization (WHO). Among the key takeaways of the report is how unevenly …

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World Cancer Day 2020: India’s growing crisis

Reports surfaced last week from the Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) in Rohtak, Haryana of a rising number of cancer cases being admitted through its doors. Such news encapsulates much about what we know about the cancer burden in India, one which is rising rapidly. World Cancer Day, 2020 …

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Private cancer care boon in Mumbai

The first privately-run hospital dedicated to oncology has been launched in Mumbai, in a boon for private cancer care for the Maharashtra state capital’s denizens.  As previously reported by Health Issues India, cancer infrastructure in India is in great need of an upgrade. An estimated 2.25 million people live with the disease in the country, …

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Mobile endoscopy in Maharashtra

A mobile endoscopy unit has been unveiled in Maharashtra, in a first-of-its-kind diagnostic project. The Rs 1 crore ‘Endoscopy on Wheels’ project aims to provide gastrointestinal diagnostics treatment for those who struggle to access such treatment. Outfitted with endoscopic devices, an operating theatre, two doctors, and technicians, the mobile endoscopy unit was envisioned by Dr …

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Paediatric oncology: Three centres open

Paediatric oncology has witnessed a boon with the opening of three childhood cancer units by the Tata Memorial Centre.  The push will see the number of children able to access free cancer treatment from the Institute increase to 5,000 by the end of 2020, compared to approximately 2,500 at present. The takeover of hospitals by …

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