Lung cancer Current Affairs, GK & News
CERVAVAC: Cervical Cancer Vaccine
The cervix is the lowermost part of the uterus. Tumour in the cervix is generally referred to as cervical cancer. A vaccine to cure cervical cancer was recently launched by the Serum Institute of India. The name of the vaccine is CERVAVAC. This is the first time India is producing a vaccine for cervical cancer. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Breast cancer • CERVAVAC • Cervical cancer • Cervical cancer in India • Department of Biotechnology (DBT) • HPV vaccine • Human Vaccines • indigenous vaccine • International Classification of Diseases • Lung cancer • National Girl Child Day • Self reliance • self reliant india • Serum Institute of India (SII) • Vaccines • World Health Organisation (WHO)
State of Global Air 2019
The US-based organisation Health Effects Institute (HEI) has released the State of Global Air 2019. The findings of the Study are: Overall long-term exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution contributed to nearly five million deaths from stroke, diabetes, heart attack, lung cancer, and chronic lung disease in 2017. Out of these, three million deaths ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Air pollution • Asia • Bangladesh • Bharat stage-VI • China • Diabetes • Heart Attack • Lung cancer • Malaria • malnutrition • National Clean Air Programme • Nepal • Pakistan • Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana • State of Global Air • State of Global Air 2019
New KG5 Drug for treatment of Cancer
Recently, the scientists have developed a new cancer drug that kills aggressive and deadly tumours by altering the structure of the cancer growth protein. The scientists, led by David A. Cheresh, PhD, professor of pathology and associate director for translational research at the Moores Cancer Center, used an innovative chemical and biological approach to design ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2012
Topics: BRAF • C-Raf • Cancer • Carcinoma • Clinical medicine • Colorectal cancer • Lung cancer • Neoplasms • Non-small-cell lung carcinoma • Oncogenes • RTT • Treatment of cancer