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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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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Varanasi poll: As 33 nominations are rejected, eight applicants allege that the process was rigged
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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What a regal South Indian ornament in a famous Rossetti painting tells us about the British Raj
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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: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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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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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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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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Badminton, Thailand Open, as it happened: Satwik-Chirag win second men’s doubles title of the season
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Chennai Super Kings to take the final playoffs spot
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: Satwik-Chirag enter fourth final; Tanisha-Ashwini exit
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Boxing, Elorda Cup: Nikhat Zareen, Minakshi secure gold medals for India
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Shooting, Olympic Trials: Sift Kaur Samra, Niraj Kumar win 50m Rifle 3 Positions event