In India, a country with a vast population and a diverse socio-economic fabric, healthcare remains fraught with challenges including disparities in access. These socio-economic disparities are deep, and they influence health outcomes. It is imperative to bridge these gaps amid the ongoing epidemiological, nutritional and demographic transitions that are bringing …
It is believed that green tea prevents certain types of cancer. But the fermentation process involved in making black tea was thought to destroy the protective compounds. Now researchers from the UK and Italy say that drinking tea can not only stave off heart disease, cataracts and even help women …
industries should work towards helping cancer patients as they are the one who are responsible for the rising cases of cancer amongst industrial workers. A decision to this effect was taken during a recently-held workshop organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry ( cii) in New Delhi. R S Pannu, …
The petroleum industry in India has always resisted the use of ethanol as a blending stock in fuel, favouring methyl tertiary butyl ether ( mtbe), a known carcinogen. This time around the representatives of ethanol industry got together at the seminar
With ether-based oxygenates falling out of favour, ethanol is emerging as one of the most favoured options worldwide. According to H B Mathur, professor emeritus at the Delhi College of Engineering, petrol-ethanol blend can reduce carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions by up to 35-55 per cent. According to Saroj Misra …
What are the various occupational lung diseases? Various occupational lung diseases depend on the type of exposure. Most important are silicosis, due to exposure to silica; asbestosis, due to exposure to asbestos; asthma, which in many cases gets worse due to exposure to environmental pollutants; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( …
over 500 people living in the Safdarjung Hospital campus in New Delhi are faced with possible health hazards due to their proximity to a hospital incinerator. Among those at risk are construction site workers and hospital nurses. Both live in the vicinity of the incinerator, which burns approximately 1,400 kg …
DETECTION: It starts with a small swelling on the neck. Physicians say it is tuberculosis (TB). Treatment, mostly antibiotics and some 90 injections, doesn't work. Biopsy is done. TB confirmed. The swelling remains. The child is referred to AIIMS. By the fourth day in Delhi the expenses have risen to …
This analysis is based on two assumptions. l Cancer is linked to environmental pollution. l The poorest of the poor live in the most polluted environmental conditions. It is an effort to explore a third aspect with the strength of the first two: is cancer becoming an increasing problem among …
T he six cancer registries in India fail to give the true picture of cancer incidence as several cases go unreported. Vinod Raina, additional professor of medical oncology at aiims , recently stated in a television programme that only about 30 per cent of the patients diagnosed with cancer undergo …
Yes, India does have a National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP). It is run by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi. It is quite another matter that not a single report has come out of it since July 1992, when the NCRP published the Biennial Report 1988-1989: An …
In the absence of any recent data on cancer incidence, Down To Earth conducted a survey of two Delhi localities to see the difference in how cancer is affecting the rich and the poor. Two things were considered: l It was important to go and speak to general practitioners about …
W hile lung cancer's link with smoking has been publicised, its link with air pollution is considerably underplayed. "Data do suggest that urban smokers are more likely to develop lung cancer than rural smokers, even after accounting for smoking behaviour (how heavily a person smokes, what kind of cigarettes are …
The Harvard Centre for Cancer Prevention has listed the cancers that various economic groups are associated with Types of cancer with established association with low socioeconomic status: l Lung l Cervix uteri l Stomach Types of cancer with probable association with low socioeconomic status: l Oral cavity l Oesophagus l …
On July 17, 1989, the American Cancer Society issued a "Report to the Nation'. It was the culmination of a series of fact-finding hearings held in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute and the Centres for Disease Control and prevention in May-June. There was representation from all states in USA. …
1: Mohammed Farouque 4, has brain tumour. His father Sayyad Hussain earns Rs 1,800 per month polishing brass on utensils in a factory in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The child was six months old when the lump was discovered behind his ear. Two operations in Bareilly and Rs 15,000 later, the …
Government hospitals in India have a reputation for being noisy places. But there is a noticeable difference if you reach the oncology department. Even if it is more crowded than most other sections, you can sense a strange calm in the Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital of the All India Institute …
