Cancer
Government caps trade margins on 137 anti-cancer drugs, aims to cut prices by up to 70%
The NPPA’s new rules, effective November 9, limit trade margins to 30% and require drugmakers, retailers and hospitals to implement revised prices to improve access to life-saving cancer medicines.
LIFESTYLE
AIIMS doctors identify surgical ‘warning zones’ to reduce bleeding and organ injuries
The anatomical landmarks, known as Ray’s Zone and Ray’s Hepatocaval Triangle, are intended to help surgeons navigate high-risk areas during complex cancer and liver surgeries.
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LIFESTYLE
Study uncovers striking genetic similarities between cat and human cancers
Researchers analysed nearly 500 cat tumours and found genetic similarities with human cancers, offering new clues for precision cancer treatment.
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LIFESTYLE
Can Ozempic prevent cancer? Doctor says evidence remains inconclusive
Available clinical trials have found little evidence that GLP-1 drugs either raise or lower cancer risk.
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LIFESTYLE
How ultrasound could become a new weapon against oral cancer
When exposed to ultrasound-driven mechanical stimulation, oral cancer cells underwent selective cell death, while healthy oral epithelial cells remained unharmed, they found.
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LIFESTYLE
Study links obesity to distinct molecular process driving invasive breast cancer
Researchers, including those from the University of Oklahoma Health Campus, US, said that rather than simply showing an increased activation of classical invasive pathways, tumours from obese patients exhibited a distinct stress-adaptive phenotype.
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LIFESTYLE
Study of gut microbiomes reveals link between low fibre intake, colorectal cancer
They also analysed 906 intestinal tissue samples to compare stool-based microbiome signals with microbes found directly in tumour tissue.
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BUSINESS
Eli Lilly launches cancer drug Tanstrive in India
It is priced at ₹2.15 lakh per box, which provides a 14-day treatment regimen, with dosing administered twice daily.
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