Category: Cancer

India is preparing to introduce its first quadrivalent HPV vaccination, created locally to prevent cervical cancer, on Thursday. The Serum Institute of India and the Department of Biotechnology collaborated on its development. HPV vaccinations, required to prevent cervical cancer, had previously been purchased from international producers for between Rs 2,000 and Rs 3,500 per dosage. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

New Delhi: The government has finalised a proposal to re-name each AIIMS, including the one in Delhi, based on local heroes, freedom fighters, significant local historical occurrences or monuments, or their unique geographic identity. After being asked for suggestions by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the majority of the 23 All India […]

The Centre plans to include SII’s HPV vaccine against cervical cancer in the national immunization program. “The health ministry is planning to roll out qHPV for girls aged 9-14 under the national Immunization Programme. The rollout may take up to six months,” a source told the media agency. New Delhi: The government plans to include […]