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Blind women harness the power of touch to detect breast cancer in India

June 5, 2023

Through their heightened sense of touch, these women are able to detect breast lumps or changes that may indicate the presence of cancer Visually impaired...

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WHO breast cancer initiative to save 2.5 million lives by 2040

February 23, 2023

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Nearly 2.3 million women die from breast cancer each year, making it the first or second leading cause of cancer deaths in 95 percent of countries. The Global...

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Breast cancer rates rise among younger women in Asia

October 11, 2022

Every year between 1990 and 2020, 131,377 women aged 15 to 39 were diagnosed with breast tumors. In 2019, over 63 percent of teenage breast cancer cases came...

Videos

Cancer Care: An Interview with Dr Sameer Kaul

August 11, 2022

An Interview with Dr Sameer Kaul on cancer care. Dr Sameer Kaul is a Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncology and Robotic Surgery at Apollo Cancer Institute, New...

First Check

Can men get breast cancer?

July 21, 2022

Biologically, both men and women are born with a small amount of breast tissue. It’s only during puberty that females begin developing more breast tissue...

Wellness

AI is a new weapon to diagnose breast cancer

June 29, 2022

Dr Geetha Manjunath, the CEO and CTO of NIRAMAI, an Indian deep-tech startup, tells Jisha Krishnan about its pioneering breast cancer screening solution...

First Check

Beware of misleading Instagram posts on breast cancer

October 30, 2021

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Under the guise of spreading awareness, unscientific claims – that have been debunked over the years – continue to be popular on the social media. An...

OP-ED

Myths vs. facts about breast cancer

October 27, 2021

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer, the world’s most prevalent cancer. Here’s...

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AI is a new weapon to diagnose breast cancer

September 13, 2019

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Dr Geetha Manjunath, the CEO and CTO of NIRAMAI, an Indian deep-tech startup, tells Jisha Krishnan about its pioneering breast cancer screening solution...