A patient admitted to Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) in Lucknow was found dead in his hospital bed with his throat slit. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the 61-year-old cancer patient.
A patient admitted to Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) in Lucknow was found dead in his hospital bed with his throat slit. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.
The launch highlights the growing maturity of India's nuclear medicine ecosystem.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced plans to establish a unit of the Tata Memorial Hospital in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, to provide advanced cancer treatment locally. He also inaugurated a free cancer screening camp and urged public awareness about early detection and prevention, including a social movement against substance abuse.
'While higher prices may create some financial burden for patients and caregivers in the short term, uninterrupted access to treatment remains the greater priority.'
A 47-year-old man undergoing cancer treatment allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the fifth floor of a private hospital in Noida, police said.
Doctors in Ghaziabad successfully performed reconstructive surgery on an 11-year-old girl who survived a rare cervical cancer, creating a new cervix and vagina to restore bodily function and improve her quality of life.
A 17-year-old girl diagnosed with advanced Stage 3 Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer, has recovered after battling respiratory complications and spending nearly 10 days on ventilator support at a Delhi hospital.
According to a study by a team at the University of Southern California, fasting for as little as 48 hours protects healthy cells against chemotherapy. Test tube experiments have confirmed that normal human cells were two to five times more resistant than cancer cells to chemotherapy after a short period of starvation.
People without health insurance are less likely to get recommended for cancer screening tests, the study also found, confirming earlier research. And when these patients finally do get diagnosed, their cancer is likely to have spread, The Columbian reported on Friday.
The Glamour with a Purpose led initiative raised funds that will be used for the treatment of children with blood cancer.
A group of young girls from Chennai shaved off their heads earlier this year. That donation has gone for a special cause. Read on!
The mortality-to-incidence ratio for India was 64.47 per cent in 2022, the highest while comparing the top 10 countries with the highest number of cancer incidences.
Former India basketball captain and Olympian Jennifer Paes, mother of tennis legend Leander Paes, passed away on Sunday after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was 72.
In a major breakthrough that might increase the survival rate of cancer patients, an American research team has identified a protein that inhibits spread of affected cells to other parts of the body from a carcinogenic tumour
Undergoing breast cancer treatment? Well, here are some things to keep in mind.
Lung cancer is the most prevalent cancer among Indian men, accounting for 11 per cent of all cancer cases.
For patients, the immediate impact is a reduction in the final cost of therapies that often run into lakhs per month.
Blood cancer patient Alka Tiwari, who had grabbed headlines after appealing to a court in Kanpur to either ask the government to bear her medical expenses or allow euthanasia, has died. Alka, 21, who had been suffering from aplastic anaemia blood cancer since 2002, died at the Christian Medical College Vellore on Monday, her brother Brijesh Tiwari said on Tuesday. Moved by the slum dweller's plight, several local residents, politicians and social organisations came forward.
St Jude India ChildCare Centres is a unique organisation which runs residential homes for families of children who need to undergo long-term cancer treatment. Its 37 centres close to India's premier cancer hospitals give children a fighting chance against the disease.
Every week, we bring you fascinating videos, chosen by you, through your likes.
In a touching tribute on Father's Day, Professor Asim Kumar Mukherjee pens a touching tribute to the most amazing man he has ever known -- his father, Bimal Kumar Mukherjee.
It was style with purpose when Ibrahim Ali Khan and Pratibha Rannta walked the ramp as showstoppers for ITRH at the Caring with Style fashion show in Mumbai on March 15, 2026.
People with cancer have an appropriate, protective immune response to COVID-19 vaccines without experiencing any more side-effects than the general population, researchers said on Tuesday.
What items did Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman make cheaper?
'After tobacco, the next most common cause for oral cancer is alcohol.'
On World Brain Tumour Day, Consultant Brain and Spine Surgeon Dr Keval Shukla explains why you should not ignore symptoms like persistent headache, blurred vision and a loss of balance.
'India is clearly moving toward more targeted treatment pathways in high-burden cancers.'
There is a decisive shift in how cancer may soon be confronted and, hopefully, defeated.
The episode in which Patil won, will be aired on October 20 on Sony channel.
Having cancer can be devastating. But for women, the side-effects of the disease, especially the loss of hair, is the hardest part.
Yoga regulates stress and fights fatigue in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
The incident was reported on January 30, and it came to light after the United States-based traveller, identified as Meenakshi Sengupta, lodged a complaint against the flight attendant.
On World Cancer Day, Dr J B Sharma, Senior Consultant, Medical Oncology, Delhi based Action Cancer Hospital, lists out some diet dos and don'ts for those undergoing treatment for cancer
'While she was particularly attached to Sanju, she'd spew expletives at him, and hit him with chappals when he misbehaved.' 'She'd even beat me when I was rude to my elder sister Namrata.' 'Today you can't whack your child, but we have grown up with two-three whacks a day.'
'Refined carbohydrates are the quiet troublemaker in our diet.' 'We eat plenty of calories, but not enough nutrition.'
PCOS is being renamed PMOS. Dr Anagha Menon breaks down why the one alphabet change matters and how it affects the diagnosis of this condition for so many women.
The Delhi High Court has permitted IRS officer Sameer Wankhede to move a court in Mumbai with his defamation lawsuit against Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment over the web series "The Ba***ds of Bollywood."
