What you need to know about cancer as we approach 2023, when nearly 2 million cases are predicted to be diagnosed.

While the American Cancer Society's latest study shows a continuing decline in cancer fatalities, health professionals agree that more work needs to be done to prevent cancer. According to the American Cancer Society's annual Cancer Statistics report, an estimated 1.95 million new cases o...

Throughout 2021, cancer remained the leading cause of death in South Korea.

For every 100,000 people, the death rate from lung cancer was 36.8; next highest was liver cancer at 20.0; then came colorectal at 17.5; then stomach at 14.1; and finally pancreatic at 13.5. New statistics from the South Korean Statistical Office showed on Tuesday that despite the ongoing expansi...

Anti-cancer In CAR-T treatment, T cells are modified to kill cancers.

One of medicine's unattainable goals is to teach the body's immune cells how to detect and combat cancer. In the last two decades, scientists have created novel immunotherapy medications that activate a patient's immune system to drastically reduce or even get rid of malignancies. The...

By the middle of 2023, the NTAGI director anticipates having a cervical cancer vaccine available as part of the national immunization program.

The National Vaccine Action Group of India (NTAGI) chairperson, Dr. N K Arora, has stated that by the middle of 2023, the HPV vaccine protecting against cervical cancer would be available to girls in India between the ages of 9 and 14. The SII's Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, ...

Global Oncolytic Virus Cancer Immunotherapy Market Insights, Growth, Size, Comparative Analysis, Trends and Forecast, 2022 - 2030

In last couple of years, the number of people suffering from chronic diseases like hypertension and cancer are on a surge. This sudden spike can be contributed to multiple factors like non-active lifestyle, bad eating habits etc. Disease like cancer has been claiming lives of numerous people each...

Global Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) Treatment Market By Type, Indication, Route of Administration, Treatment Type, End User Region

Number of people suffering from chronic diseases like cancer are rising constantly and this is a major concern for the medical fraternity. This prevalence of such dreadful diseases can be attributed to multiple factors like sedentary lifestyle, consumption of junk food and rising level of polluti...

Cancer Survivors Risk Heart Disease

Even after accounting for other factors that are known to increase one's risk, research has shown that people who have survived cancer have a significantly increased likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease. This is the case even after taking into account other factors that are known t...

Alvin Yeo, a former MP and attorney, dies at age 60 after a cancer fight

Alvin Yeo, a former member of parliament, passed away from cancer. He was 60.

Mr Yeo was first chosen as the MP for the Hong Kah GRC in 2006. In the Chua Chu Kang GRC, he was re-elected in 2011, and he left parliament in 2015.

Mr Wong was a senior partner and co-founder of Won...

A new partnership between the UAE and Israel to advance cancer and diabetes research

To advance collaborative medical research and technological innovation, Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi (KSM), the research and innovation hub of Israel's Maccabi Healthcare Services, and UAE health organisations have struck several extensive strategic collaborations.

The agreements were signed ...

Risk Of Lung Cancer

Roche Thailand has developed a revolutionary method for detecting lung cancer via a low-dose computed tomography scan that provides an accurate diagnosis at the crucial early stage of the dreaded disease. During a presentation titled Did you know? on May 27, the company introduced a novel method....

National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and GE Healthcare Join Hands to Invent Innovative Cancer Care Solutions via Artificial Intelligence

To generate fresh Al solutions assisting the clinical workflows that provide supportive care to cancer patients, and, the data analytics, NCCS, and GE healthcare have partnered up. This partnership will combine NCCS’s skills in translational research, oncology care, and analytics, whereas, ...

Scientists Discover a Cancer-Fighting Compound in Corals

Researchers claim to have discovered a chemical present in sea corals that may be useful in cancer treatment.

Scientists have been looking for the molecule for 25 years after preliminary research in the 1990s revealed it could halt cancer cell development. The material was ultimately lo...

Singapore forms a national clinical research and innovation collaboration

Singapore has merged five Ministry of Health-led research and development, clinical translation, and service activities under the Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation.

The Singapore Clinical Research Institute (SCRI), the National Health Innovation Centre Singapore (NHIC), th...

Global Dendritic Cell Cancer Vaccine Immunotherapy Market

Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of many solid and hematological malignancies.

The overall progress made in the therapeutics industry highly influences the pharmaceutical, technology and science field.  The arrival of the global dendritic cancer cell ...

“Close the Care Gap” seminar discusses how to improve cancer patients' access to effective therapies on World Cancer Day

Every year on February 4th, the Union for International Cancer Control commemorates World Cancer Day to emphasise how the disease may affect everyone and the entire nation in a variety of ways and to encourage people to take care of their health.

Medical knowledge and cancer treatment i...

Support for Australia’s Ovarian Cancer Patients by Psychological Telehealth

The Australian government is dedicating a further 2 million Australian dollars to an independent non-profit organization, Ovarian Cancer Australia, for supporting the provision of psychosocial telehealth services to patients suffering from ovarian cancer.

Around 1,700 women in Australia...

Global Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Market is projected to Grow at a CAGR of 9.81% during the forecast period (2021 – 2029)

The growth of the metastatic colorectal cancer market is driven by a rising demand for faster diagnosis and treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer in individuals, especially the elderly, coupled with the advancement in medical technology that promotes innovative and efficient ...

Cancer Cases in the UAE Could Double by 2040

A major report on cancer care has been released by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics that predicts that the number of cancer cases in the UAE will double between 2020 and 2040 if authorities do not take immediate action to address this rising trend.

The specific challenges that...

Three Sunscreen Products Recalled in Australia Over Cancer Concerns

As Thousands of Australians across the cross the country head to the beaches for summer holidays with sunscreens on, an urgent warning has been issued regarding a well-known sunscreen that might contain benzene, cancer causing chemical.

Edgewell Personal Care Australia Proprietary Limit...

Ono Pharmaceutical agrees to pay 28 billion yen and settle lawsuit with Tasuku Honjo

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. has agreed to pay 5 billion yen to Tasuku Honjo and they are also donating money for his research fund.

Highlights

• Ono Pharmaceutical Co and Tasuku Honjo settle lawsuit
• The company has agreed to pay 5 billion yen to Ho...