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Before succumbing to cancer, Kapil Sharma Show star Atul Parchure had lost 20 kg during years-long battle with the disease
Just days before his hospitalisation, he was rehearsing for an upcoming Marathi play titled Suryach…
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Healthcare in India faces massive strain as costs rise by 14% annually; most expenses paid out-of-pocket
Kidney disease has emerged as a growing concern in India, with Delhi being identified as the kidney…
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Some baby boomers are burning through their retirement savings to pay for cancer treatments. Then they have to go back to work.
Some baby boomers who hoped to retire are instead draining their savings and cutting costs on food,…
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower
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Americans' cost-of-living anxiety is creating a population of oversavers
Many Americans are hoarding cash as they worry about higher costs of living. It might not be the be…
Jennifer Sor
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A cancer dietitian shares 3 lunches that could help prevent colon cancer, a condition on the rise in young people
Colon cancer rates among the under 50s are rising. Eating fiber-filled whole grains and avoiding re…
Kim Schewitz
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Group of oncologists launch free-of-cost second opinion helpline number for cancer patients
Cancer patients can call on this number to speak to oncologists directly or even do a video call…
PTI
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A new blood test can spot signs of colon cancer in your annual blood draw
The FDA just approved a colon cancer blood test. It could save people from spending hundreds of dol…
Gabby Landsverk
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3 high-fiber dinner recipes to help prevent colon cancer — which is rising in young people — from a cancer dietitian
Eating fiber-filled whole grains can help reduce the risk of colon cancer. A cancer dietitian share…
Kim Schewitz
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Moving from a ₹10 lakh to a ₹1 crore health insurance cover is not as expensive as you think
In the last few years, an assured sum of ₹5 to ₹10 lakh in health insurance is often not enough for…
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Meet a baby boomer who will never retire because she has terminal cancer and can't afford to live off $1,800 in monthly Social Security
Mary, 68, was planning on retiring no later than 2025. Now, she said she'll work until she dies.
Juliana Kaplan
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Punjab provided free cancer treatment worth ₹13.54 crores to patients
Punjab has a high prevalence of cancer and its treatment involves high costs which is not affordabl…
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Tata Memorial Centre, doctors from 11 institutes develop low-cost clinical intervention for cancer treatment
The study by a team from TMC, a premiere cancer institute under the Centre's Department of Atomi…
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Human trials may reveal efficacy of new Rs 100 cancer pill: Docs
Only human trials will help understand the efficacy of the new Rs 100 pill developed to prevent rec…
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Colon cancer rates are rising in young people. If you have two symptoms you should get a colonoscopy, a GI oncologist says.
Cases of colon cancer have risen in younger people by 2% a year since 2011. Knowing the signs and s…
Kim Schewitz
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A 45-year-old put off getting his stomach pain checked out. He was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer.
Jason Maman was diagnosed with colorectal cancer after ignoring his symptoms for a year. He's part …
Kim Schewitz
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A boomer engineer moved from Illinois to Brazil to help treat cancer. He said life outside São Paulo is much cheaper and more peaceful than the US.
Jose Rodriguez moved from Chicago to Brazil to open oncology centers and promote business partnersh…
Noah Sheidlower
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A woman who had IVF before her cancer treatment donated her frozen embryos to a fellow survivor, giving her the chance to be a mom
After two survivors of cervical cancer bonded online, the woman who'd had IVF donated her leftover …
Jane Ridley
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Zydus Cadila launches drug for treating breast cancer under the brand name 'Ujvira'
Zydus Cadila launched Trastuzumab Emtansine, the first Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) biosimilar and…
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Finally, a vaccine for one of the deadliest forms of cancer
A new pancreatic cancer vaccine shows promise. In a small trial, treatment worked by using individu…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Parliamentary panel recommends setting up of population-based cancer registries in rural areas
It said for better policy formulation on cancer treatment and uniform distribution of cancer c…