Sunday, 30 August 2009

India third on global 'female smoking list'

Smoking is 1 of the most important lifestyle factors contributing to cancer, about 20% of all cases. This is worrying and shocking for India given that breast cancer cases are growing rapidly and most of them still in the advanced stages due to poor awareness and attitudes towards regular screening.

Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Breast Cancer: Study of Radiation After Mastectomy Includes Chinese for First Time

See the user trial website http://www.supremo-trial.com/sites.html for further information. Trials in India are also in the pipeline. Glad to see the world's most 2 most populous countries are part of large scale studies. Inspite of relatively lower rates of breast cancer incidence, the growth rates in breast cancer cases and deaths are amongst the world's highest.