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By Nidhi Jacob Cancer researchers at the Tata Memorial Centre recently announced the development of a cancer drug priced at Rs 100, which has the potential to prevent cancer relapse. Subsequently, several news websites misleadingly published headlines claiming that Tata Memorial had discovered a cancer cure in the form of a Rs 100 pill. News websites such as NDTV and Zee News were among the first to publish the announcement. BOOM also received WhatsApp forwards in Bangla with the same claim on our Helpline number. According to news reports, the researchers and doctors at the institute have ded...
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By Hera Rizwan As per the latest data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the World Health Organisation (WHO), India recorded over 14.1 lakh new cancer cases and 9,16,000 deaths in 2022. The report indicates a slightly higher number of cancer cases in women, with 7,22,138 affected compared to 6,91,178 men. Among women, the leading cancers were breast, cervix, ovary, mouth, and colorectum, while for men, they were oral cavity, lung, esophagus, colorectum, and stomach. Out of these, the estimates from the Global Cancer Observatory for 2022 indicate that breas...
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By Kaisar Andrabi DELHI – After a Delhi-based environmental NGO released a study that sanitary napkins sold in India carry high amounts of chemicals linked with heart disorders, diabetes and cancer, news outlets carried it with a focus on cancer, raising fear among people. But are sanitary napkins really that dangerous? What kind of impact can such news have? BOOM spoke to the researchers of the study and health experts and asked them these vital questions. We tried to understand why and how the use of sanitary pads can cause serious health complications and what can be the solutions. Dr Akans...
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