cancer treatment

“Cytotron stops the cancer tissue from multiplying. The device also inhibits it from spreading to other organs."

The heat is literally used to “cook” a tumour as its cells burn. This procedure has some serious side-effects to the body. But the new method can reduce that considerably well.

Did you know that over 11 lakh people in India are detected with cancer every year? As per the National Cancer Patient registration programme, the country records a whopping 28 lakh cancer patients including new and old cases each year.

Swapan Sett has been travelling across the country, playing music on busy streets and selling his art, so that he can see his wife hale and hearty again.

Last year, Krtin won the grand prize at the Google Science Fair for his discovery related to the diagnosis of Alzheimer's.

Thanks to the development of a nano-technology, it will now be possible to measure how effective a round of cancer therapy is, within hours of the treatment. This project has been kick-started by a group of Indian scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School.

Shubhada Varadkar was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 40. A talented and passionate Odissi dancer, she fought the disease for the love of her art and her desire to keep dancing and creating something beautiful. This is her story.

“Aai, I will become a doctor when I grow up and cure people without money,” promised 8-year-old Swapnil Mane to his mother, as he helplessly watched his poor neighbour die of cancer. Twenty years later, this oncosurgeon and his wife have helped thousands of cancer sufferers in 52 villages in Maharashtra and have operated on 550 patients for free.

A recent step being planned by the health ministry might very soon bring some relief for cancer patients and their families, as the government is planning to make drugs for cancer treatment available at significantly cheaper rates. The plan is likely to be finalised by the end of this year.