Tag «cervical cancer»

Cervical cancer- Now it’s curable: Dr. Shruti Bhatia, Sr. Consultant, Gynae Oncology, Action Cancer Hospital, New Delhi

Every year in India, approximately 123000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed and 68000 women die from this deadly disease. Maximum numbers of cases occur in rural areas as compared to urban areas because of lack of awareness, knowledge and facilities to diagnose. Fortunately the incidence is decreasing but unfortunately it is still one …

Oncology – His Majesty’s Opponents. Chawm Ganguly

Etymologically the term Oncology originates from the Greek word ὄνκος (ónkos), meaning “tumor”, “volume” or “mass”. Oncology is that branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. While cancer is an affliction that is perhaps as old as humanity itself, the dread that is normally …

H.E. HUMAID AL QATAMI INAUGURATES ZULEKHA HOSPITAL’S CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

Smear Don’t Fear initiative returns with free specialist consultations and Pap tests; 1.82 million UAE-based women at risk of developing cervical cancer   Dubai, UAE, 2 May, 2016: His Excellency Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority, inaugurated today Zulekha Hospital’s cervical cancer screening and prevention campaign aimed …

Prime Hospital and prime medical centers to launch UAE-wide cervical cancer awareness campaign to promote women’s health

Cervical cancer infection rate in UAE is 7.4 per 100,000 women   January 19, 2016 Prime Hospital, a leading healthcare provider in the UAE, along with other prime medical centers across the country, will hold a nationwide cervical cancer awareness campaign as part of the activities for International Cervical Health Awareness Month. The campaign, which …

QIAGEN launches careHPVTM Test in India – to expand preventive screening against cervical cancer

The careHPVTM Test is the first HPV diagnostic designed for regions with limited healthcare infrastructure, complementing QIAGEN’s market-leading digene HC2 HPV Test   Commercial launch of careHPV Test in India enables high–quality screening for prevention of cervical cancer among women in low-resource areas   The careHPV Test plays an important role in QIAGEN’s Corporate Social …