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Dr. Reddy's plans to roll out a unique Patient Assistance Programme to support long-term therapy of the patients on Primcyv

Updated On: 13 Jan 2023 | 10:22 PM IST

The agency has previously found that alcohol causes at least 7 types of cancer, including the most common cancer types, such as bowel cancer and female breast cancer

Updated On: 12 Jan 2023 | 12:13 PM IST

Sun Pharmaceutical on Wednesday launched a novel anti-cancer drug Palbociclib under the brand name of Palenotm for patients with advanced breast cancer.

Updated On: 11 Jan 2023 | 7:05 PM IST

Tennis great Martina Navratilova said on Monday that she has been diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer. In a statement released by her representative, the 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame said her prognosis is good and she will start treatment this month. "This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I'm hoping for a favourable outcome," the 66-year-old Navratilova said. "It's going to stink for a while but I'll fight with all have I got." She said she noticed an enlarged lymph node in her neck while attending the season-ending WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, in November, and a biopsy showed early stage throat cancer. While Navratilova was undergoing tests on her throat, she said, the unrelated breast cancer was discovered. Navratilova was diagnosed with a noninvasive form of breast cancer in 2010 and had a lumpectomy. She won 59 Grand Slam titles overall, including 31 in women's doubles and 10 in mixed dou

Updated On: 02 Jan 2023 | 11:06 PM IST

This will be Google's first commercial agreement to license its mammography AI research model to be integrated into real-world clinical practice

Updated On: 29 Nov 2022 | 4:30 PM IST

Spearheaded by Badwe, the study was conducted on 1,600 women planning to undergo early breast cancer surgery at 11 cancer centres in India, including TMC, over 11 years from 2011-2022, said Gupta

Updated On: 12 Sep 2022 | 9:04 PM IST

The disease is now being diagnosed in relatively younger men

Updated On: 07 Sep 2022 | 7:12 PM IST

Tributes have been pouring in from around the world to 'Grease' star Olivia Newton-John, who died from cancer aged 73.

Updated On: 09 Aug 2022 | 11:08 AM IST

Company's solution has been used to conduct over 43,000 screenings in India so far. Niramai's breast cancer test comes at a 20th of the cost of a typical mammography test and detects 20% more cases

Updated On: 07 Dec 2021 | 4:44 PM IST

Urban Company hosted over 500 women employees and service partners from across the country in these sensitization sessions.

Updated On: 22 Oct 2021 | 6:23 PM IST

A new study found that contraceptive-related breast cancer can be prevented by more informed choices about the composition of contraceptives

Updated On: 29 May 2021 | 8:44 AM IST

According to the statement, tobacco-related cancer is estimated to contribute 370,000 cases which is 27.1 per cent of the total cancer burden in 2020

Updated On: 19 Aug 2020 | 8:29 AM IST

Researchers have developed a new nano-drug candidate that kills triple negative breast cancer cells, which is one of the most aggressive and fatal types of breast cancer

Updated On: 20 Jul 2020 | 2:48 PM IST

According to a report released by ICMR in 2018, cancer took more than 700,000 lives in India

Updated On: 16 Feb 2020 | 12:43 AM IST

On World Cancer Day, Business Standard looks at some start-ups which are redefining cancer diagnosis, screening and care with novel ideas and niche technologies

Updated On: 04 Feb 2020 | 1:17 PM IST

Radiologists miss about 20 per cent of breast cancers in mammograms, the American Cancer Society says, and half of all women who get the screenings over a 10-year period have a false positive result

Updated On: 04 Jan 2020 | 11:57 PM IST

The trastuzumab drug has shown "high efficacy" in curing early stage breast cancer and in some cases more advanced forms of the disease

Updated On: 19 Dec 2019 | 9:11 AM IST

This includes keeping your weight in check, being physically active, eating fruits and vegetables, avoid alcohol and cigarettes, etc

Updated On: 16 Nov 2019 | 11:55 PM IST

Breast cancer originates in the breast tissue when cells start growing abnormally and stop functioning like normal cells

Updated On: 10 Nov 2019 | 12:29 AM IST