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Irrfan Khan won best actor awards for Hindi Medium at various shows.

Irrfan Khan diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumor: Everything on...

Revelation comes after a few weeks, when he had said that he has a rare disease and will open up about it soon.

16 March 2018 5:35 PM IST

Studies should examine parallel biological pathways linking depression to cancer survival. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds cancer patients up to five times more likely to take their...

Researchers have warned that they need more support to identify and treat depression stemming from the condition.

16 March 2018 2:30 PM IST

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Women with chlamydia at high risk of developing ovarian cancer, new...

Ovarian cancer is difficult to detect.

16 March 2018 2:06 PM IST

The discovery explained what caused inflammation in the bone marrow that leads to the development of multiple myeloma. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists identify new possibility for untreatable blood cancer

The study found a molecule called IL-18 suppressed the immune system to help create a bone marrow environment for the...

16 March 2018 12:26 PM IST

The minister said setting up of a Kerala Cancer Care Grid, a network of all cancer care facilities in public and private health sector hospitals, was on (Photo: AFP)

WHO study shows Kerala has 50000 new cases of cancer every year

A comprehensive programme for early detection and treatment is being implemented by the government.

15 March 2018 4:34 PM IST

Now, dyes are being tested to make cancer cells light up so doctors can cut them out and give patients a better shot at survival. (Photo: Pixabay)

Doctors hunt for hidden cancers with glowing dyes

Early-stage studies have been done for skin, brain and breast cancers in adults, and brain tumors in children.

15 March 2018 3:04 PM IST

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New technique for cervical cancer screening

Find out how it works.

13 March 2018 6:34 PM IST

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110 new genes that increase breast cancer risk uncovered: Study

The new study helps researchers come closer to understanding how DNA influences a woman's risk of breast cancer.

13 March 2018 12:53 PM IST

It has been significantly rising because of changing sexual behaviour trends combined with known risk factors, like HPV virus and smoking. (Photo: Pixabay)

Survival of patients with anal cancer depends on socioeconomic status

Advances in SCCA treatment have boosted survival and cure rates, but benefits are uneven among patients of disparate...

12 March 2018 6:46 PM IST

Being sedentary is also associated with weight gain and greater body fat. (Photo: Pixabay)

Binge watching TV for hours may up cancer risk in men: study

It's interesting that only men who watched a lot of TV had an increased risk of bowel cancer, but not women.

11 March 2018 2:45 PM IST

The Nonhuman Rights Project announced Monday it has filed a lawsuit in Connecticut Superior Court on behalf of elephants named Beulah, Karen and Minnie. (Photo: Pixabay)

Genes that make elephants resistant to cancer also found in humans

The study says that since all vertebrates evolved from a common ancestor, humans also have these anti-cancer genes.

10 March 2018 12:51 PM IST