Rome: Fr. Livinius Esomchi Nnamani, who was ordained to the priesthood in his hospital room on Holy Thursday with special permission from Pope Francis, has died of leukemia at the age of 31. The young priest’s funeral was held in Rome on April 26 at the parish of San GiovanniContinue Reading
Madrid: A 10-year-old girl in Spain fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a Catholic missionary from her hospital bed shortly before dying from a brain tumor this week. Teresita Castillo de Diego died March 7 in Madrid after three years of fighting a brain tumor. Fr. Ángel Camino Lamela, anContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter New Delhi: Caritas India plans to intensify its campaign on cancer during the Lenten season. The social service wing of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) uses the Lenten time to campaign on social issues and advocate changes. Father Frederick D’Souza, executive director of CaritasContinue Reading
A major study has suggested there is a link between mobile phones and cancer. The report is an in-depth peer reviewed study conducted by the US government and represents a significant development in long-running controversy over how mobile phones impact on users’ health. Researchers from the National Toxicology Program exposed male rats toContinue Reading
The Northeast has always recorded a relatively high number of cancer cases but the numbers are constantly still growing says a report from the latest cancer data. The data clearly states that the highest number of men who have cancer are from Mizoram while the maximum number of women thatContinue Reading
The National Cancer Registry Programme has generated reliable data on magnitude and patterns of cancer from different regions of the country. The consolidated data of 2012-14 from various Population Based (PBCR) and Hospital Based Cancer Registries (HBCR) has been released this week. The highest age adjusted incidence rate (AAR) (271/100,000)Continue Reading
New Delhi: Cancer claims around 500,000 lives in India annually, the federal government said in the Lok Sabha. Noting that there is no age-wise data of cancer patients, Health Minister J P Nadda said the disease kills five lakh people annually and while men usually suffer from throat and stomach cancer,Continue Reading
The children are in the age group of one month to 14 yearsContinue Reading
The smoke is responsible for premature deaths from cancer and other diseasesContinue Reading
Around 900,000 people die of tobacco-related illnesses in India each yearContinue Reading