The problem with early detection of lung cancer in India is the fact that many of its initial symptoms are common with tuberculosis. Symptoms such as persistent cough, chest pain, coughing up blood, and shortness of breath are common to both TB and lung cancer.
Prevention is the most effective way to reduce mortality due to cancer from tobacco. However, despite increased education and awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco use, people are still prone to start smoking due to peer influence and the easy availability of tobacco products. Hence, it’s important for those who use tobacco products regularly to undergo timely screening.
Researchers and doctors at the Tata Institute have developed a tablet that they claim can prevent the recurrence of cancer and reduce side effects of treatments like radiation and chemotherapy by 50%. The tablet, named 'R+Cu', contains pro-oxidant tablets with resveratrol and copper, which generate oxygen radicals in the stomach
This initiative focuses on creating safe, healthy and sustainable food environments within various institutions and workplaces, including hospitals as part of FSSAI’s Eat Right India movement.
Food safety regulator FSSAI on Wednesday said more than 500 hospitals across the country have been certified as 'Eat Right Campus'. The initiative focuses on creating safe, healthy and sustainable food environments within various institutions and workplaces, including hospitals as part of FSSAI's Eat Right India movement.
Additionally, Merck Foundation also provides scholarships for 2 years online PG Diploma in Cancer and Clinical Oncology, 1 year online PG Diploma in Medical Oncology and 1 year online PG Diploma in Pain Management from reputed Universities in UK like University of South Wales, University of Buckingham, Queen Mary University of London, Cardiff University and The University of Edinburgh.
Scientists from the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Bengaluru-based IDRS Labs have joined hands to develop Aktocyte tablets for treating pelvic cancer, a statement said on Wednesday. Experts from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai; Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, and the Advanced Centre for Training Research and Education in Cancer, Navi Mumbai collaborated with IDRS Labs with the primary aim of minimising the side effects of radiotherapy.
Public health groups along with doctors and economists have urged the government to increase excise duty on all tobacco products in the Union Budget 2024-25 to generate additional revenue. In their appeals to the Finance Ministry, they asked for an increase in health taxes on cigarettes, bidis and smokeless tobacco.
We are creating niche areas in Mumbai where patients from other parts of the country can be referred. For instance, the proton centre or paediatric cancer centre coming up in ACTREC, Navi Mumbai, said, Dr R Badwe, Director, Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH).
The hospital, which comes under the purview of the Department of Atomic Energy, is known for advanced cancer treatment and research and gets patients from across the country. Some employees asked the patients to get diagnostic scans done at private imaging centres and laboratories, telling them that there was a long waiting period for scans in the hospital.
A recent study by consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers said India has an overall clinical trial participation of approximately 3 per cent. About a decade back, clinical trials were growing rapidly in India but reports emerged of patients not being educated about the trial goals, the medication or their side-effects.
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