Tag: Cancer Patients

New York: Many cancer patients use marijuana and its usage has increased, a new study suggests. The findings, published in the journal CANCER, indicate 40.3 per cent cancer patients used marijuana within the past year, compared with 38 per cent of respondents without cancer. “Prospective clinical trials are needed to quantify the efficacy of marijuana […]

New York: People living with cancer are more than twice as likely to die of a stroke, compared to the general population say, researchers, adding that the risk increases with time. Cancers of the breast, prostate or colorectum were the type most commonly associated with fatal stroke, said the study published in the journal Nature […]

Mumbai: The names of Fif Fernandez and her partner Hamish Boyde may not fit the traditional definition of the word ‘entertainers’, but the duo has been spreading joy a noble fashion. They are medical clowns by profession, and their job is regaling cancer patients, particularly children stricken by the disease. Fif and Hamish founded MeDiClown […]

New Delhi: Donating hair is a great way to show our support to people battling cancer and in one such noble initiative 80 girl students of a private college in Tamil Nadu have donated a portion of their hair which has left netizens impressed. A report doing the rounds on social media stated that around […]

New York: An Indian-origin team of researchers in the US has claimed that people with cancer who develop coronavirus (COVID-19) are much more likely to die from the disease than those without cancer. The mortality rate for COVID-19 in the US is 5.8 per cent, according to the World Health Organisation. “Our findings emphasise the […]

New Delhi: Cancer treatment has taken a massive hit due to the Covid-19 outbreak, with several public health experts flagging an increase in risk of cancer spreading to advanced stages as almost 50 per cent of such cases are reaching the hospitals in later phases. Dr. Rajeev Kumar, a surgical oncologist at the Rajiv Gandhi […]

Hyderabad: Cancer patients too can take Covid-19 vaccine, but under medical supervision, cancer specialists said ahead of the World Cancer Day on February 4. Though few patients with cancer were included in the vaccine trials, they said that going by various studies, vaccines look safe for cancer patients. At a time when several countries, including […]

Baripada: Needless to say, women love a long hair. For them, it is one of the many facets of beauty which they never want to do away with at any cost. Well, doing the unimaginable, a girl from Odisha has garnered applauds from all and sundry after she cut off her hair to zero to […]