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Why is the US facing a shortage of cancer drugs?
Fp Explainers •A shortage of over a dozen drugs has forced cancer treatment centres in the United States to switch medication for patients and even delay care. Experts say America is going through a ‘public health crisis’ and a rethink of the entire market for generic drugs is needed
Palliative care for cancer patients: Know about its importance and benefits
Dr Suversha Khanna •Palliative care includes spiritual, mental, psychosocial, emotional and musical therapies so that the patient is at ease while they are healing
Revealed: How Italy’s most-wanted fugitive Matteo Messina Denaro was captured
•Investigators looking for mass murderer Messina Denaro had been combing the Sicilian countryside for possible hideouts for years. They finally held him when he arrived for a chemotherapy session in the region’s largest city Palermo
Explained: How researchers are trying to design nanoparticles treatments for cancer
•While nanomedicine has seen many successes, some researchers have been disappointed by its underwhelming overall performance in cancer
Drug affordability imperative to ensure cancer patients benefit from cutting-edge therapies
Raheel Shah •Cancer is one of the world's major causes of illness, especially in low- and middle-income nations and hence introducing affordable and effective cancer treatments is a matter of life and death
World Cancer Day: What is bile duct cancer?; Know causes, symptoms and treatment
Dr Nitin Gupta •Several reasons that can increase the risk of gallbladder disease are obesity, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, an unhealthy diet like packed food and decreased physical activities
UK’s National Health Service starts world's largest trial of Galleri blood test
Trendingdesk •Pioneered by Grail Inc, the Galleri blood test can be used to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear
With natural charm and tremendous tenacity, how Rishi Kapoor straddled past and present
Devanshsharma •As someone who was born on the cusp of the millennial generation, I never saw Rishi Kapoor as a heartthrob but only as a dependable, first-rate actor.
World Cancer Day: From Immunotherapy, vaccines to nanotech, new treatments that show promise against disease
•Researchers are also looking into using genetically modified salmonella bacteria to destroy tumours from the inside out — where more traditional treatments, notably chemotherapy, cannot penetrate
Cancer patients needing surgery to increase by 5 million globally by 2040: Lancet study
Tech2 News Staff •The research estimates that there will be a shortfall of about 1,99,000 surgeons and 87,000 anaesthetists to meet the demand in 2040.