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Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said judicious use of pesticide and chemical fertiliser does not lead to any harmful effects and work on soil health cards was being done in mission mode under directions of PM Modi. (Photo: ANI)

No evidence of fertilizer use causing cancer: Tomar

He asked the Congress government in Punjab to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme to give relief to people suffering...

2 July 2019 4:09 PM IST

One of the biggest problems of cancer cells is they can grow forever without stimulus. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Salt therapy for cancer lands doctor in soup

The council directed the Dr Pujahari to appear before the Ethics Committee at 4 pm on September 6, 2019 without failing.

28 Aug 2019 2:36 AM IST

Ssurvivors exposed to higher doses of anthracycline chemotherapy are significantly more likely to experience heart disease as adults. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Childhood cancer survivors more prone to heart ailments

Those who survived cancer in childhood are at an increased risk of heart ailments: Study.

27 Aug 2019 10:47 AM IST

Exposure to high glucose levels leads to both DNA adducts and the suppression of their repair, which in combination could cause genome instability and cancer. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Diabetes can elevate risk of cancer

Here's how diabetes can elevate cancer risk.

26 Aug 2019 9:46 AM IST

Theres a wide array of gene tests, some that search just for BRCA mutations and others that test dozens of additional genes at the same time. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Gene testing for hereditary breast can be beneficial

Guidelines say more women may need breast cancer gene test.

21 Aug 2019 9:54 AM IST

Kerry Robertson died in July, three months after the mother-of-two ceased treatment for metastatic breast cancer, the support group Go Gentle Australia said on Sunday. (Representational Image)

Australian cancer patient becomes 1st person to use euthanasia law

The state of Victoria passed a law in 2017 to legalise the practice, which went into effect this June.

5 Aug 2019 2:02 PM IST

The researchers first tested methionine restriction in healthy mice to confirm it was having the desired effects on metabolism and then moved to testing it in mice with colorectal cancer and soft tissue tumours known as sarcomas. (Photo: AFP)

Research unveils how dietary interventions can significantly enhance...

Can diet help cancer treatment? Study in mice offers clues.

1 Aug 2019 9:37 AM IST

The new test zeroes in on portions of the genome where abnormal methylation patterns are found in cancer cells. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

One blood test to screen multiple types of cancer

New blood test can identify multiple types of cancer.

30 Sept 2019 12:07 PM IST

A new kind of blood test can detect several types of cancer. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Now, screening for multiple cancers possible

Researchers discover new blood test which can detect multiple types of cancer.

30 Sept 2019 12:59 PM IST

Unexplained weight loss can be indicative of heart disease and cancer among others. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Weight loss could be dangerous sometimes

It's important to keep a check on unexplained weight loss.

25 Sept 2019 7:19 PM IST

Iman Farahbakhsh of Iran won the engineering award for his machine that changes babies diapers, which was patented in the US last year. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Cancer fighting pizza wins prizes

Cancer-fighting pizza, scrotum study win spoof Nobel prizes.

13 Sept 2019 9:31 AM IST

During follow-up, 3.3 per cent of participants developed prostate cancer. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Eating mushrooms can reduce risk of prostate cancer.

Lower risk of prostate cancer with mushrooms; study.

9 Sept 2019 9:25 AM IST