childhood cancer

New Delhi, April 3 Ninety-four percent of childhood cancer deaths and 85 percent of new cases occur in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting persistent inequities in healthcare access and treatment, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet journal.Total childhood cancer...

Lucknow, March 31 – The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is considering a proposal to include cancer, particularly among children, on a list of notifiable diseases to facilitate early detection and treatment, a senior health department official said on Tuesday.A notifiable disease...

Chandigarh, March 24 – The Punjab government is actively considering a proposal to allow hospitals in other states to be enlisted to treat children with cancer from the state under the official health insurance scheme, an official said on Tuesday.“Recently, we received an enrollment request...

Gorakhpur, March 21 Gorakhpur Mayor Manglesh Kumar Srivastava said that children from the district and surrounding areas, diagnosed with cancer, can now receive treatment at the BRD Medical College as part of the Uttar Pradesh government's efforts to improve access to early treatment, an...

Islamabad, February 23 – Even though experts estimate that childhood cancer survival rates in wealthy nations are over 80 percent, they drop to below 30 percent in low and middle-income countries like Pakistan, primarily due to delayed recognition of symptoms, lack of quality supportive care and...

New Delhi, February 21 India's first registry of childhood cancer survivors shows a 94.5 per cent rate of five-year overall survival and nearly 90 per cent event-free survival, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia journal.The Indian Childhood Cancer...

Islamabad, February 16 – Around 10,000 children are diagnosed with cancer in Pakistan each year, but fewer than 30 per cent of them survive due to delayed diagnosis, limited treatment facilities, and financial difficulties, health experts stated at an awareness session, local media reported on...

New Delhi, February 15 – Assuring innovative funding models to support childhood cancer, Deputy Director General of Health Services L. Swasticharan said on Sunday that the Union government is aiming to achieve a survival rate of 60 per cent for childhood cancer by 2030.Speaking at an event to...

Jaipur, February 15 On International Childhood Cancer Day, a group of doctors here on Sunday emphasized that timely diagnosis and proper treatment can save over 80 per cent of children affected by cancer.Paediatric oncologist Dr. Shivani Mathur of Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital said that...

The world is observing International Childhood Cancer Day today. It is a global collaborative campaign to raise awareness about childhood cancer and to express support for children and adolescents with cancer, the survivors, and their families.On this occasion, the All India Institute of...