
The malignant tumor is in the space between Yuvraj Singh's lungs, which is known as the mediastinum. ...

06:32 PM, Feb 06, 2012

We tried to find out how much cancer treatment costs have gone up, and were surprised to find that the cost of a single cycle of basic chemotherapy for stage 1 cancer has actually gone down over the past 10 years. A decade ago, it would cost about Rs 10,000 at a government hospital and Rs 25,000 at a private one. This figure has come down to Rs 3,000 for...

11:28 AM, Nov 24, 2011

Caracas: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday he was preparing for a second round of chemotherapy in Cuba to eliminate the risk of malignant cells after completing what he called a successful first session. The announcement by the 56-year-old socialist leader that he had surgery in Havana last month to remove a baseball-sized cancerous tumor has called into question his fitness to run for re-election next year in the...

02:45 AM, Jul 23, 2011

Caracas: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned to Cuba to begin chemotherapy nearly a month after surgery to remove a tumor, and he is expressing optimism the treatment will help him survive his cancer. Chavez said he would start the treatment in Havana on Sunday in an attempt to ensure cancer cells do not reappear following last month's operation. "We're going to give it everything we've got," Chavez said in...

08:48 PM, Jul 17, 2011

Caracas: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday he may need radiotherapy or chemotherapy to treat his cancer, which has rattled the OPEC member nation he has dominated for 12 years. The 56-year-old socialist leader's most detailed comments to date on his condition raised the prospect of a lengthy health battle. Such a scenario could undermine Chavez's ability to govern Venezuela and run for re-election in...

03:50 AM, Jul 14, 2011

Shanghai: China will set up an egg bank for women suffering from cancer to store their ovum in freezer so that they can have babies before undergoing chemotherapy or a surgery, which could damage their reproductive ability. The authority has plans to set up the bank in three years, China Daily reported, quoting the Shanghai Morning Post. The bank would primarily offer an ovum-freezing service to women who have been...

11:28 AM, Dec 26, 2010

British-born author Christopher Hitchens had to cut short a book tour to undergo chemotherapy. ...

12:58 PM, Jul 01, 2010

Bhagwat's reply to question at a press conference had led to controversy. ...

08:19 PM, Oct 28, 2009

IBN Living focuses on chemotherapy and the cyber game based on Sing Is Kinng. ...

01:21 PM, Aug 22, 2008

Zometa also prevents bone loss during breast cancer treatment. ...

03:58 AM, Jun 13, 2008