Siddhant Panigrahi, 3, has Non Hodgkin s lymphoma. This resident of Rajgangpur town, Orissa, was treated at AIIMS, New Delhi. His treatment, lasting for about eight months, gives an idea of the economic cost of cancer treatment

The poorest people in urban India live in foul environs. Research from across the world shows that the poor stand greater risks of several cancers. Also, their chances of survival are extremely low as compared to those who come from the higher social str

There is overwhelming evidence that some of the common cancers target the poor

Some of the most common cancers in India are directly linked to poverty

Yes, India does have a National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP). It is run by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi. It is quite another matter that not a single report has come

In the absence of any recent data on cancer incidence, Down To Earth conducted a survey of two Delhi localities to see the difference in how cancer is affecting the rich and the poor. Two things

Lung cancer is a result of the deadly cocktail of smoking, air pollution and poverty

The Harvard Centre for Cancer Prevention has listed the cancers that various economic groups are associated with Types of cancer with established association with low socioeconomic status: l

On July 17, 1989, the American Cancer Society issued a "Report to the Nation'. It was the culmination of a series of fact-finding hearings held in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute and

A Delhi Pollution Control Committee study revealed the levels of benzene, which has a known link with leukemia