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India accounts for highest number of cervical cancer deaths

May 13, 2013

According to a study conducted by a US research group, India accounts for the highest number of cervical cancer deaths in the world with almost 73,000 women dying of the disease every year. India represents 26.4 per cent of all …

Cancer terms: Pap smear, Targeted therapy and more

April 12, 2013

Palliative treatment: Palliative treatment is a symptomatic treatment given to relieve the symptoms and reduce the suffering caused by serious or life-threatening disease like cancer. It focuses on relieving pain and suffering …

Top 15 women’s health concerns

April 26, 2013

Wonder why our grandmothers and moms are so fit, when they hardly had access to gyms and ‘healthy’ options to eat like we have now? While rapid urbanization and redefinition of gender roles are giving women more freedom and …

International Women’s Day 2013: Top 5 fitness tips for women

April 26, 2013

March 8 is International Women’s Day. With Women’s Day around the corner, here are five simple tips for all the lovely ladies out there to stay fit and gorgeous: Tip #1 - Eat healthy The first step to getting fit is …

The story behind the HPV Vaccine

February 20, 2013

Cervical cancer has outstripped breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in women in India due to lack of knowledge and an ‘it-cannot-happen-to-me’ attitude. It kills around 33,000 women every year in India. India …

The latest advances in cancer treatments

April 26, 2013

Cancer need not mean the end of life as you know it. Recent advances in chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, hormonal therapies and vaccines not only have a better mechanism of action, some of them have fewer side effects as …

Breastfeeding can decrease ovarian cancer risk

January 14, 2013

Breastfeeding wallops ovarian cancer into submission, slashing the mother's risk of the disease by nearly two-thirds, says a finding. Ovarian cancer is known as the 'silent killer' because symptoms for many sufferers, such as …

Cervical cancer: Fully preventable, yet most common in India

April 26, 2013

Awareness is the key to prevent cervical cancer. The tragedy, however, is that it is the most common kind of cancer in India today due to lack of knowledge and an ‘it-cannot-happen-to-me’ attitude. ‘It's tragic that …

Cervical cancer: Pap smear and other tests

April 26, 2013

Because of the asymptomatic nature of cervical cancer, diagnosis and screening is pretty hard. The only way to keep the disease at bay is by being vigilant, being aware and through regular screening tests like the PAP smear and …

Cervical cancer: What are the various treatment options?

February 4, 2013

Cervical cancer kills over 33,000 Indian women every year. We singly account for 27% of the world’s deaths due to cervical cancer. Because of the dormant nature of the human papillomavirus and our society’s norm not to talk …

Cervical cancer: Causes and Symptoms

April 26, 2013

Cervical cancer has outstripped breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in women in India; it kills around 33,000 women every year in India. India alone accounts for 27% of the worldwide deaths. Sadly, there’s a …

Fortis screens 751 women for cervical cancer, sets record!

December 24, 2012

Fortis Hospital here Sunday created a new record by screening 751 women for cervical cancer in an eight-hour marathon session as part of its 'Teal To Heal Together', a hospital official said Sunday. The hospital broke an …

Aamir and Imran Khan campaign for cancer awareness

December 7, 2012

Aamir Khan and his nephew Imran Khan are raising awareness on cervical and breast cancer by being a part of an initiative by the Cancer Patients Aid Association. ‘It's important for women to educate themselves and know the …

PM’s wife leads walk for cancer awareness

November 4, 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur along with thousands of participants walked to express solidarity with patients with cervical cancer and create awareness about the affliction among women. Kaur flagged off the …

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