Cancer Care
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Why India is likely to miss the 2030 cervical cancer elimination targets
Poor awareness, stigma due the sexual transmission of HPV and a delay in the government rollout of the vaccine are major reasons.
Charu Bahri, IndiaSpend.com
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Cancer exhausts immune cells – understanding why could help strengthen their response
Cytotoxic T cells can recognise the mutated proteins on cancer cells and should therefore be able to kill them. But cancer cells still grow unchecked.
Mary Philip, The Conversation & Michael Rudloff, The Conversation
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Moderna’s cancer vaccine treats melanoma, but does not prevent it. Why is it then called a vaccine?
A biochemist explains how it works.
Mark R O'Brian, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Lok Sabha polls: First phase records turnout of over 63%, West Bengal and Manipur report violence
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Blood tests that screen for multiple cancers at once could be transformational. Here’s how they work
Multicancer early detection tests are among the priorities of the Biden administration’s Cancer Moonshot in the US.
Colin Pritchard, The Conversation
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Viruses can cause cancer too. The good news is vaccines can prevent some of them
There are seven known viruses that can cause cancer.
Ronald C Desrosiers, The Conversation
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Cancers are in an evolutionary battle with treatments. Here’s how maths can help medicines win
Mathematical models have paved the way for the development of therapies using principles from ecology and evolution to better treat and manage the disease.
Anuraag Bukkuri, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Despite free treatment in state-run hospitals, why do so many poor patients drop out?
With cancer rates rising in the North East, patients have to travel far for treatment. But accommodation and travel costs make the treatment unsustainable.
Sanskrita Bharadwaj, IndiaSpend.com
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National Cancer Awareness Day on Nov 7: Significance in fight against cancer
On National Cancer Awareness Day, people are encouraged to report to government hospitals, CGHS and municipal clinics for free screening.
Scroll Staff
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Chemotherapy can cause cognitive impairment. Here’s how to overcome it
A pre-existing mental illness or stress heightens chances of developing ‘chemobrain’.
Anton Isaacs, Aeon
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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These findings by 700 scientists around the world will be the next big thing in cancer research
The studies looked at the genetic make-up of cancer cells.
Melissa Southey, The Conversation
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One in 10 Indians likely to get cancer in their lifetime, one in 15 may die of it: WHO report
Around 11.6 lakh new cancer cases were reported in India in 2018, while 7.85 lakh people died of the disease.
Scroll Staff
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Survival rates among cancer patients can be improved by targeting normal cells
Cancer cells receive nourishment from the neighbouring ‘stroma’.
Ingo Ringshausen, The Conversation
The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time