In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a plea by the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis on Monday for a patent on its cancer drug Glivec, paving way for more affordable life saving cancer drugs. "Generic companies will have a levy that will allow them to survive in India for a considerable period of time," said Anand Grover, lawyer, Cancer Patients Aid Association. ...
02:14 PM, Apr 01, 2013
CJ Yatin Deshpande with his HairAid initiative, donate hair for wigs for cancer survivors. One young girl shaves off her hair, for a cancer survivor. ...
03:51 PM, Mar 25, 2013
With near about five lakh cancer patients, West Bengal accounts for half of the country's total cancer cases, a senior doctor said on Sunday. "West Bengal has five lakhs cancer patients. 70,000 cases of cancer are detected every year in the state out of which 35,000 die annually due to cancer," Medical Director, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Cancer Research Institute Ashis Mukhopadhyay said. ...
04:27 AM, Feb 04, 2013
A day after Yuvraj Singh Shines on the field, CNN-IBN focuses on the thousands he has bowled over by winning the battle against cancer. ...
08:42 PM, Sep 12, 2012
Mumbai: PC Sorcar Jr is magic. The robe-and-wand yielding, feather-turban clad, abracadabra kind that takes over your mind and opens it to a world where everything is limitless and impossible is nothing. MiD DAY catches up with him as he returns to the city after a gap of 12 years to perform in aid of cancer patients, and comes back mystified. Sans his dramatic on-stage avatar, and with his smiling...
10:44 AM, Jun 13, 2012
New Delhi: A three-wheeled rickshaw hardly seems the vehicle of choice for travelling thousands of kilometers and crossing 14 countries. Yet the 'Flying Rani', a black-and-yellow auto rickshaw with a 175 cc engine, managed the trip from London to New Delhi, forging up steep slopes and through yawning potholes, with only one minor mishap. "It has driven 10,200 kilometres and only got one flat tyre," said Sanjay Sharma, 44, a...
02:22 PM, Sep 23, 2011
Kajol on Sunday evening made a rare appearance at a fashion show organised by designers Shaina NC and Manish Malhotra in support of Cancer Patients Aid Association. ...
03:19 PM, Jun 20, 2011
Srinagar: Terrorism is not the only worry for the people of Kashmir, the number of cancer cases especially breast cancer is on the rise. The doctors say that the alarming rise in cancer in Kashmir is due to sedentary lifestyle and thoughtless food habits. Thirty-five year Saira Bano is suffering from blood cancer, when the fatal ailment was diagnosed in 2010, she was already in the last stage. The family...
11:07 AM, Mar 14, 2011
London: England pacer James Anderson has revealed that social networking site facebook has become the latest tool in the hands of illegal bookmakers to approach players, a danger that the ICC is keeping a close eye on. Anderson's claim came after former Australian captain Steve Waugh stated that 56 international players reported being approached by bookies in the past year alone. We are regularly briefed by the ICC, told what ...
10:12 PM, Feb 14, 2008
He sang with kids at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai. ...
01:33 AM, Aug 28, 2007
It's not just brand endorsements that's been keeping stars busy. ...
02:27 AM, Aug 11, 2007
At a recent awareness drive for cancer patients, prominent figures from Bollywood pledged support to the cause. ...
04:53 PM, Sep 18, 2006
