Cancer survivors face hardships related to medical bills: Study
Among privately insured survivors, having a high deductible health plan without a health savings account was also associated with greater hardship compared with low-deductible insurance.
Jan 21, 2019, 13:07 PM IST
Tobacco industry makes over USD 9,000 with every smoker's death: Report
The increase in tobacco-related disease and death has been outpaced by the increase in industry profits.
Mar 13, 2018, 17:41 PM IST
Five ways to stay fit and prevent cancer!
Tobacco use is the single greatest risk factor for cancer mortality worldwide.
Nov 02, 2016, 10:39 AM IST
5.5 million women per year will lose their life to cancer by 2030, says report
All four of the deadliest cancers - breast, colorectal, lung and cervical cancer - are mostly preventable or can be detected early, when treatment is more successful.
Nov 02, 2016, 00:42 AM IST
No-Shave November: Say hello to facial hair and kiss your razors goodbye!
So, men have you kissed your razors goodbye? If you haven't yet, put down your razors, let your beard grow and proudly don that moustache!
Nov 04, 2015, 21:25 PM IST
American Cancer Society eases mammogram guidelines
The society, which has for years taken the most aggressive approach to screening, issued new guidelines yesterday, recommending that women with an average risk of breast cancer start having mammograms at 45 and continue once a year until 54, then every other year for as long as they are healthy and likely to live another 10 years.
Oct 21, 2015, 14:47 PM IST
IMRT better than standard lung cancer therapy
According to the American Cancer Society, in the United States, 221,200 will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2015 and 158,040 will die from the disease - making it the deadliest of all cancers.
Oct 19, 2015, 08:25 AM IST
