Mumbai: Doctors split over the idea of chemotherapy at home

Mumbai: Doctors split over the idea of chemotherapy at home

Senior oncologists said chemotherapy is best administered in a hospital setting that can offer emergency care, on Wednesday, as a pilot project offering “chemotherapy at home” was launched from Kurla. Jika Healthcare founder Jignesh Patel is certain that some “strata of the population” are prepared for the “chemo at home” program. According to Patel, cancer […]

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PM to open mega hospital with hi-tech centralised automated lab

PM to open mega hospital with hi-tech centralised automated lab to have 7-storey research block

Faridabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate a 2,600-bed new private hospital next week, complete with cutting-edge technology such as a centralised fully automated laboratory, patient-centric wards and OPDs, and built on a sprawling 130-acre campus with sustainability in mind. The modern Amrita Hospital has a dedicated seven-story research block and was built […]

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smoking, alcohol, and high BMI

According to a Lancet study, smoking, alcohol, and high BMI are the leading causes of cancer deaths worldwide

Washington: According to a study published in The Lancet journal on Friday, smoking, alcohol use, high body mass index (BMI), and other known risk factors were responsible for nearly 4.45 million global cancer deaths in 2019. The findings can assist policymakers and researchers in identifying key risk factors that can be targeted in efforts to […]

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