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Cancer-surviving women experience decline in physical activity: study

February 1, 2023

Researchers suggest rehabilitation programs for women diagnosed with the disease so as to help them restart their physical activity regime Postmenopausal women...

In Conversation

‘Genetic factors are not primary cause of cancer, lifestyle is’

January 3, 2023

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Dr Sameer Kaul, one of India’s leading surgical oncologists, terms the lifestyle as a major contributor to cancer than genetic susceptibility. The simple...

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Why is scientific communication important? – In Conversation with Dr. Rajni Kant Srivastava

December 30, 2022

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Dr. Rajni Kant Srivastava is the Head of Division of Policy Making and Communications at the Indian Council of Medical Research. He explains the long term...

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What is the most common cancer found in India and why? – In Conversation with Dr. Sameer Kaul

December 27, 2022

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Dr Sameer Kaul, one of India’s leading surgical oncologists, terms the lifestyle as a major contributor to cancer than genetic susceptibility. The simple...

Research

Hair-straightening chemicals a factor in uterine cancer: study

October 28, 2022

The ﬁndings are the ﬁrst epidemiologic evidence of an association between the use of hair products and uterine cancer The use of chemical hair straightening...

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Why do smartphones explode and how to prevent it

October 15, 2022

An overheated battery is the primary cause of a smartphone explosion Whether eating, walking, watching TV, or even going to the washroom, people carry their...

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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...

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On the right track to reducing India’s cancer burden

October 3, 2022

A Lancet study found that 44 per cent of cancer deaths in 2020 were preventable. This offers a huge opportunity for India to work towards creating awareness by...

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One month of HealthLEADS: Our top stories

September 8, 2022

HealthLEADS celebrates one month on September 3, 2022. From blockchain to cancer treatment to climate change, these have been our most popular stories of the...

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OP-ED

India accounts for one-third of the global cervical cancer toll

September 7, 2022

Disparities in screening, treatment, and survival exist in the absence of a national screening programme Cervical cancer, caused mainly by Human Papillomavirus...