The writer is founder-president, CanSupport, and founder-president, Cancer Care India
December 10,2024 05:08:15 AM
It eases the burden of health-related suffering. The question is, whether we have the commitment and foresight to make it more widely available.
Tue, Dec 10, 2024April 05,2024 07:08:10 AM
Families differ in the way they make decisions. However, there is no disputing the evidence that if parents remain loving towards their children and allow them to vent their feelings, they will be better able to navigate what lies ahead of them
Fri, Apr 05, 2024November 24,2021 03:30:44 AM
Harmala Gupta writes: Its goal is the achievement of the best possible quality of life for patients and their families.
Thu, Nov 25, 2021November 06,2020 04:00:05 AM
Healthcare providers must note that the present diversion of healthcare facilities and resources to COVID-19 has increased anxiety and confusion among people with cancer.
Fri, Nov 06, 2020March 12,2011 22:56:39 PM
A sweeping history of cancer the eureka moments,the false starts and those who have battled the bad cell.
Sat, Mar 12, 2011February 14,2011 02:27:07 AM
The HPV vaccine should not be held hostage to middle-class fears and unease among medical professionals.
Mon, Feb 14, 2011October 22,2010 03:30:35 AM
Forty per cent of cancers in India relate to tobacco use. These are easily preventable.
Fri, Oct 22, 2010July 27,2009 17:21:32 PM
According to the National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) of India,the number one cancer that continues to kill women in India is cancer of the cervix (the neck or mouth of the uterus).
Mon, Jul 27, 2009July 20,2009 15:36:21 PM
While in recent years,India has made tremendous economic progress,there is one area where it still lags woefully behind.
Mon, Jul 20, 2009October 13,2006 22:44:18 PM
When it comes to dying, the majority of us are notoriously ill-informed
Fri, Oct 13, 2006June 01,2005 00:00:00 AM
A few years ago, I remember reading a heart-wrenching letter written by a father, who was dying with lung cancer, to his young son. It was p...
Wed, Jun 01, 2005March 09,2005 00:00:00 AM
While it is the larger tragedies that capture the public imagination, we tend to overlook the numerous quieter tragedies that decimate peopl...
Wed, Mar 09, 2005January 05,2005 00:00:00 AM
The advances made by medical science have not only increased life spans, it is now possible to ensure good symptom relief right till the end...
Wed, Jan 05, 2005October 02,2004 00:00:00 AM
It is a matter of national shame that despite more and more people surviving cancer today the quality of their lives continues to be abysmal...
Sat, Oct 02, 2004August 03,2004 00:00:00 AM
It is always a matter of concern to medical professionals from the West participating in workshops associated with life threatening diseases...
Tue, Aug 03, 2004January 01,2004 00:00:00 AM
It is ironic, that even as we tout our ability to ensure that people with cancer live longer and better, those diagnosed with cancer continu...
Thu, Jan 01, 2004November 07,2003 00:00:00 AM
Every now and then government and non-government agencies in India suddenly wake up to the threat of cancer. There are appeals to hold free ...
Fri, Nov 07, 2003