Breast cancer

Breast Cancer Awareness: An Overview by Ziqitza Healthcare Ltd

Every year, month of October is observed as breast cancer awareness month. As per World Health Organization, in 2020, 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer and it caused 685000 deaths globally.

Oct 26, 2021, 11:24 AM IST

'Girls Aloud' singer Sarah Harding passes away at 39

Sarah Harding, who was battling breast cancer, passed away at the age of 39. Sarah was diagnosed with cancer last year, and had previously said she was told by doctors that Christmas 2020 would likely be her last.

Sep 06, 2021, 10:54 AM IST

Cancer survivor Tahira Kashyap shares her ordeal, says 'was losing hair, used spray and powder to cover'!

Tahira Kashyap wore this saree at Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh's wedding reception which took place on December 1, 2018. 

Aug 07, 2021, 14:32 PM IST

health video women over age of 40 should take these five health checkup regularly samp

महिलाओं की हेल्थ काफी कॉम्प्लैक्स (जटिल) होती है और उन्हें इसकी पर्याप्त देखभाल करनी चाहिए. इसके साथ ही बढ़ती उम्र के कारण उनका स्वास्थ्य गिरने लगता है और कुछ गंभीर स्वास्थ्य समस्याएं परेशानी का कारण बन सकती हैं. इसलिए उन्हें अपने स्वास्थ्य की देखभाल के लिए 40 की उम्र के बाद इन जरूरी हेल्थ चेकअप्स को जरूर करवाना चाहिए.

Jun 10, 2021, 15:22 PM IST

Did you know that screening & early detection can combat cancer in women?

To know more about important aspects of cancer in women, particularly breast cancer and cervical cancer, join the discussion with our experts.

Mar 25, 2021, 08:53 AM IST

On World Cancer Day 2021, we look at brave Bollywood celebs who battled the deadly C-word!

On World Cancer Day (February 4), we take a moment to honour the brave Bollywood celebs that fought cancer and showed us how to stay positive in the bleakest times. Many actors have been vocal about their struggles with mental and physical health issues they have faced behind the camera.

Feb 04, 2021, 15:54 PM IST

On World Cancer Day 2021, Tahira Kashyap Khurrana pens a heartwarming note on breast cancer awareness - Watch

In 2018, Tahira Kashyap was diagnosed with Stage 1a Breast Cancer, the valiant warrior has been vocal about her disease proving to be an inspiration to many others who are suffering silently. Encouraging women to embrace themselves with their scars as the badges of honour, Tahira Kashyap Khurrana shared a video on her social media. 

Feb 04, 2021, 13:23 PM IST

Breast cancer overtakes lung as most common cancer, says WHO

"Lung cancer was the most common type for the last two decades, but is now in second place, ahead of colorectal cancer, which is the third most widespread," said Andre Ilbawi, a cancer specialist at the WHO. He noted that obesity in women was a common risk factor in breast cancer, and is also driving overall cancer numbers.

Feb 02, 2021, 21:03 PM IST

High-risk breast cancer detection linked to patient prognosis: Study

Analysis of results from over eight years` follow-up of the international MINDACT randomised phase III clinical trial shows that although tumours may have the same genetic make-up, the way they are detected makes a significant difference to the period of time before the disease starts spreading to other parts of the body or results in death, whichever comes first. 

Oct 05, 2020, 18:40 PM IST

On National Doctors' Day, Tahira Kashyap and Sonali Bendre thank medical staff with heartwarming posts!

Sonali shared her Instagram story thanking the doctors and medical staff for their services in tough times like the deadly novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul 01, 2020, 14:47 PM IST

Entertainment News: Tahira Kashyap's cycling shenanigans will leave you inspired!

During the lockdown, we saw Tahira spinning some simple stories on her Insta series called Lockdown Tales with Tahira and it simply left many in admiration. 

Jun 23, 2020, 15:12 PM IST

Shannen Doherty reveals stage 4 cancer diagnosis

Shannen Doherty said she has been dealing with the disease in private for more than a year now, while continuing to work, including shooting for the "Beverly Hills" reboot, "BH90210."

Feb 05, 2020, 18:04 PM IST

Tahira Kashyap celebrates birthday with breast cancer survivors, shares her ordeal

The meet and greet session was held at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, where Tahira Kashyap shared the story of her battle with breast cancer with several women. 

Jan 24, 2020, 20:37 PM IST

Breast cancer in men, a killer disease and everything you need to know

Breast cancer is a major killer in women. It is a disease which is rarely seen in men. While the dreaded disease shares many similarities with cancer of the breast in women but there are some important differences too. Most cases of male breast cancer occur in older men, but there are several cases when even younger men have been diagnosed with the same.

Jan 24, 2020, 12:56 PM IST

Google AI to make breast cancer diagnosis more accurate

The samples were fed to the AI, which was trained to scan X-ray images. The system scanned for signs of malignancy through all the 28,000 pictures, after which its findings were matched against the actual cancer status of the women. 

Jan 02, 2020, 16:08 PM IST

Study finds Google system could improve breast cancer detection

The study, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, is the latest to show that artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve the accuracy of screening for breast cancer, which affects one in eight women globally.

Jan 02, 2020, 10:09 AM IST

Tahira Kashyap: Family, husband's support important for women with breast cancer

Last year, Tahira Kashyap wrote a powerful post about being diagnosed with stage zero breast cancer and revealed that she was undergoing a mastectomy. 

Nov 27, 2019, 18:19 PM IST

Beyonce Knowles's father Mathew battling breast cancer

A teaser of the interview was posted on Tuesday to coincide with the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Oct 02, 2019, 17:55 PM IST

Red meat consumption may up breast cancer risk: Study

Women who consumed the highest amount of red meat had a 23 per cent higher risk compared with women who consumed the lowest amount.

Aug 07, 2019, 17:43 PM IST

AI helps identify new breast cancer types

Published in the NPJ Breast Cancer journal, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, applied AI and machine learning (ML) to gene sequences and molecular data from breast tumours, to reveal crucial differences among these cancer types.

Aug 06, 2019, 15:16 PM IST