World Cancer Day: Early cervical cancer diagnosis could save lives of over 300,000 women

Feb 05, 2019, at 09:20 am

New York, Feb 5 (IBNS): Cervical cancer kills more than 300,000 women every year, with one woman diagnosed every minute, despite the fact that it is one of the most preventable and curable forms of the disease.

India urged to bridge gap between evidence and policy in tackling women’s cancers

Jan 08, 2019, at 10:53 pm

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Underscoring the urgent need for countries like India to put women’s cancers on the map of the public health agenda, Prof Ian Jacobs, Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, an acknowledged global expert on the subject,  Monday said India can benefit immensely from the global experience on screening and prevention in the area of ovarian and cervical cancers.

India urged to bridge gap between evidence and policy in tackling women’s cancers

Dec 11, 2018, at 07:57 pm

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Underscoring the urgent need for countries like India to put women’s cancers on the map of the public health agenda, Prof Ian Jacobs, Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, an acknowledged global expert on the subject,  Monday said India can benefit immensely from the global experience on screening and prevention in the area of ovarian and cervical cancers.

Outdoor light at night linked with increased breast cancer risk in women, finds study

Aug 27, 2017, at 12:41 am

Boston, Aug 26 (IBNS): Women who live in areas with higher levels of outdoor light at night may be at higher risk for breast cancer than those living in areas with lower levels, according to a large long-term study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The link was stronger among women who worked night shifts.