New Delhi | Since the last three years, there has been a 50 per cent rise in middle-aged women (aged 35-50 years) reporting cases of breast cancer in India, said doctors at a private hospital here on Friday. The estimates are based on OPD records by doctors, the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals said in a statement. “Based […]
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Pakistan has highest breast cancer rate in Asia: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer in Asia, as approximately 90,000 women are diagnosed with the disease every year out of whom 40,000 pass away, a media report said on Monday. The revelation was made by speakers at a webinar, “Breast cancer awareness: give hope, save lives”, organised by the Commission on Science […]
Breast cancer cases on rise due to Covid fear: Report
New Delhi: The country has witnessed a spike in stage two and three breast cancer cases owing to delayed screenings and consultations as patients delay hospital visits due to Covid-19, according to a new report on Tuesday. The report from Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in New Delhi found that women seem to be putting their breast health […]
Is mammography test to spot breast cancer necessary at all?
New Delhi : A woman under 40, with no known breast cancer risk or visible symptoms of the deadly disease, need not take regular mammography tests, say health experts. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a mammogram is an X-ray picture of the breast, used as a screening tool for […]
Rise in breast cancer leading to more ovarian cancer: Experts
New Delhi (3 Min Read) : Breast cancer, the leading cause of mortality among women in India, is being seen as an augmenting factor in the rise in ovarian cancer cases as well, according to medical experts. Dr M.D. Ray, surgical oncologist at AIIMS, Delhi, says women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer remain […]
Ayushmann’s wife Tahira Kashyap detected with pre-invasive breast cancer
Mumbai : Actor Ayushmann Khurrana’s wife Tahira Kashyap revealed on Saturday that she was detected with pre-invasive breast cancer. Tahira posted on Instagram: “I was detected with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) in my right breast with high grade malignant cells. Simply put stage 0 cancer/pre-cancerous stage, with cancer cells multiplying in a contained area.” […]
Eat dinner before 9 pm to lower risk of breast and prostate cancer
London : Having your last meal before 9 pm or at least two hours before going to bed could lower the risk of breast and prostate cancer, suggests a new study. Compared to those who have supper after 10 pm or those who go to bed right after meal, people who take their evening meal […]
This protein can treat triple-negative breast cancer
New York : Researchers have developed a remedy to thwart the metastatic spread of breast cancer, a leading cause of death among women. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, showed that by inhibiting a protein called TAK1, the researchers were able to reduce lung metastasis in mice with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). TNBC […]
Lifestyle habits that can lead to breast cancer
New Delhi : Changing lifestyle habits, increasing work pressure and stress levels have left modern-day individuals with no time to pay heed to their health and one disease that seems to be emerging because of irregular lifestyle is breast cancer. So make sure you are keeping a check on habits that can lead to this […]
New protein linked to spread of breast cancer identified
Toronto : Researchers have found that a protein that, once deactivated, could prevent the spread of an aggressive type of breast cancer to other sites in the body, a process known as metastasis. In their study, published in the journal Cell Reports, the researchers demonstrated that a protein, AXL, influences the occurrence of metastasis in […]