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Time of India
4 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
40% of cases at RST Hospital are head & neck cancers
Nagpur: Ahead of World Head and Neck Cancer Day on Sunday, RST Cancer Hospital in Nagpur revealed a worrying local trend: Head and neck cancers (HNC) account for 40% of all cancer cases diagnosed at the hospital over three years. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The hospital's data, collected from 2020 to 2023, showed that of the 8,327 cancer patients registered, 3,316 had head and neck cancer. As many as 75% of these patients were men and most suffered from oral cavity cancer. The RST team shared the figures to mark the annual awareness day observed globally on July 27, which aims to educate the public about cancer. The hospital will be observing this day on Saturday as July 27 is Sunday. Dr Kartar Singh, head of Radiotherapy at RST Cancer Hospital and principal investigator of its Hospital-based Cancer Registry, said that delayed diagnosis remains a major hurdle, especially in rural and semi-urban populations. "Late-stage diagnosis is one of the most significant threats our community faces. People often arrive at the hospital only when the disease is advanced, which severely limits treatment options," he said. The study, led by research scientist Dr Revu Shivkala, also showed that men were 60% more likely to be affected than women. Besides oral cavity cancers, other rising sites included the pharynx, larynx, thyroid, brain, and even regions like the nose and neck. Tobacco is the single largest risk factor, contributing to nearly 75% of all HNC cases in India. Other contributors include areca nut (supari) chewing, alcohol, and infections like HPV and EBV. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Dr BK Sharma, advisor and principal investigator of the Population-Based Cancer Registry (PBCR) at RST, emphasised the importance of prevention and early intervention. "Cancer doesn't have to be a death sentence. With community education, screening, and early treatment, we can drastically reduce mortality," he noted. Nagpur has shown a rise in HNC cases among women, as per recent registry trends underlining the need for awareness even among populations traditionally considered as low-risk groups. Dr Harish Kela, joint director at RST, called for urgent community-level interventions. "The rising trend is alarming. We must focus on school and village-level awareness, regulate tobacco access, and empower healthcare workers to identify early symptoms," he said. BOX WORLD HEAD & NECK CANCER DAY EVENTS TODAY Rashtra Sant Tukdoji (RST) Cancer Hospital and Research Centre will observe World Head & Neck Cancer Foundation Day on July 26, from 9.30am to 11am at its premises. Dignitaries including GMCH Dean Dr Raj Gajbhiye, Dr Devendra Mahore, Sanjay Agarwal, and Thyroid Man of India Dr Madan Kapare will attend. The programme is being held in collaboration with IMA Nagpur, Hedgewar Blood Bank, Lions Club of Medicos, and others.
Daily Mirror
20-07-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Students can get up to £28k payment for health condition - check if you're eligible
The allowance is a payment that helps students living with certain health conditions and disabilities, covering the cost of study-related expenses Some students could receive as much as £27,783 in financial support to assist with t heir studies. The Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) is a payment designed to aid s tudents living with certain health conditions and disabilities, covering the cost of study-related expenses. The allowance doesn't need to be repaid and can be claimed alongside any additional student finance. However, the amount you receive from the allowance and the type of support you receive will be entirely dependent on your individual needs, rather than your household income. Full list of eligible conditions for DSA DSA is only available to claimants who live in England and have a disability or health condition that may affect their ability to study. This can include: physical disability, for example if you have to use crutches, a wheelchair or a special keyboard mental health condition, for example anxiety or depression long-term health condition, for example cancer, chronic heart disease or HIV specific learning difficulty, for example dyslexia or ADHD sensory disability, for example if you're visually impaired, deaf or have a hearing impairment To also be considered, your course must be one of the following: a Higher National Certificate (HNC) a Foundation Degree a Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) a level 4 or 5 course with Higher Technical Qualification approval Initial Teacher Training a first degree, for example BA, BSc or BEd a Higher National Diploma (HND) a Certificate of Higher Education a postgraduate course a Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) How to apply for DSA When you apply for DSA, you will need to provide proof that you're eligible. This can include submitting evidence from a doctor or consultant or a copy of a 'diagnostic assessment'. You may also need to fill in a disability evidence form which will ask you to fill in details of a medical professional supporting your claim as well as your own personal details and details of your situation. Once you have this evidence on hand, you can send it through your online Student Finance England account or by emailing dsa_medical_evidence@ If you've not yet applied for student finance, you can send in an application for DSA at the same time. However, if you don't need student finance and only want the support from DSA, you can fill in the DSA1 form. Generally, you will receive a confirmation fo your application being successful within six weeks. However, it can take up to 14 weeks for DSA support to be implemented as this is a separate process. Further details on DSA can be found here.
Korea Herald
18-07-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
Scale Hits New High: HNC 2025 Concludes with Resounding Success, Driving a New Wave of Health Industry Upgrades
SHANGHAI, July 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Jointly organized by the China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Medicines & Health Products and Sinoexpo Informa Markets, the "Healthplex Expo 2025, Natural & Nutraceutical Products China 2025" (HNC 2025) was successfully held from June 24 to 26 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). The HNC 2025 once again achieved a historic breakthrough in scale, winning high praise from all participants. Held concurrently with Hi & Fi Asia-China, ProPak China & FoodPack China, and Starch Expo, the HNC built a business platform integrating the entire industry chain from upstream ingredient supply to end-product distribution. The total exhibition area exceeded 200,000 sqm, bringing together more than 2,500 exhibitors from around the world. Meanwhile, 93,080 professional buyers from 137 countries and regions attended the shows for business exchange and negotiation — a year-on-year increase of 21.2% — fully showcasing the latest achievements and future directions of the health industry, and highlighting its tremendous vitality and boundless potential. The HNC deeply aggregates global resources and builds an industry ecosystem for collaborative development. This year's HNC not only gathered leading enterprises from across China but also attracted industry leaders from more than 30 countries and regions, including Australia, New Zealand, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, the United States, Canada, Singapore, Spain, Norway, etc. National pavilions and exhibitors from Italy, Spain, Slovenia, the United States, and Japan made their debuts in China at the exhibition. Local delegations from across China also demonstrated their regional strengths — for example, Jilin pavilion featured its renowned ginseng and antler products, while Xizang pavilion presented its unique highland resources and premium wellness treasures. Both domestic and international exhibitors displayed a diverse range of products and solutions spanning nutritional and health supplements, imported dietary supplements, traditional tonic foods, health foods and beverages, anti-aging beauty products, emotional healing solutions, weight management products, healthcare devices and equipment, as well as third-party professional services. As a vital platform for information exchange, product launches, technology discussions, and market expansion in the health industry, HNC continues to attract a growing number of domestic and international companies, driving deeper collaboration and development across the global health and nutrition sector. Staying true to the innovative spirit of HNC, the exhibition spotlighted trending topics such as sports nutrition, aromatherapy, health foods and beverages, and the medicine and food homology, and curated several themed zones. Highlights included the brand-new "Hi Energy Camp", "Healing Workshop", "Light Wellness Awakening • Food & Beverage Festival", as well as the fully upgraded "TCM Nutrition Zone." These zones combined product showcases, competitions, and immersive experiences, while also collaborating for the first time with Douyin E-Commerce, the leading interest-based e-commerce platform, to offer brands live-streaming sales channels. This cross-ecosystem partnership empowered multiple brands to drive GMV growth and create best-selling products, putting innovative practice into action to boost domestic health consumption and reshape the health ecosystem through category evolution. All activities received enthusiastic feedback from onsite participants. As an industry hub for insights and exchange, the HNC 2025 also hosted more than 50 high-caliber industry events, reaching a new high in scale. The agenda covered professional industry conferences and forums, new product launches, international brand exchanges, innovative interactive experiences, business matchmaking, etc. Hot topics included weight management, applications of medicine and food homology, probiotic research, regulations and market trends for foods for special medical purposes (FSMPs), development of low-GI and whole-grain products, brand building and marketing strategies, hit product incubation, cross-border e-commerce strategies, nutrition across the life cycle, etc. Major events included the 14th Nutraceutical Industry Development Conference (NIDC), The 19th Innovation Hub for Nutrition and Health Food, The 2nd Jilin's Changbai Mountain Ginseng Health (Shanghai) Forum & Related Industry Economic and Trade Matchmaking, 2025 Industry Forum on Medicine and Food Homology, NutriGlobal 2025: Private Advisory Forum for Supply Chain Innovation in China's Health Market, among others. These sessions, held in both Chinese and bilingual formats, gathered government officials, industry association leaders, research experts, and business executives, who shared forward-looking insights and engaged in in-depth exchanges with attendees onsite. Meanwhile, to enhance the efficiency and precision of connections between exhibitors and channel partners, the HNC meticulously organized five targeted business matchmaking sessions onsite. Well-known MCN agencies were specially invited, along with top e-commerce influencers and leading private-domain group leaders, to source new products. Major offline supermarket chains and pharmacy chains also actively participated in the matchmaking sessions. Through this kind of business matchmaking model, broader and more diversified market channels are opened up for exhibitors. To enrich the overall experience for visitors, the HNC significantly upgraded its "Discovery Tour" interactive activity, carefully planning three themed tour routes: Beauty & Anti-Aging, Weight Management, and Tonic Food. Visitors showed great enthusiasm by checking in at booths to learn about the latest products and solutions under each theme. In addition, the HNC launched an all-new immersive cultural experience project called "Trendy Herbal Shop", showcasing the integration of food-medicine homology traditions, as well as a limited-time "Seal-Collecting Tour" activity, which added vibrant fun and cultural depth to the exhibition. The HNC 2025 in Shanghai has come to a successful close. The organizers would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all exhibitors, professional visitors, partners, and media friends for their invaluable support and enthusiastic participation. Looking ahead, the next stop for HNC will be the " Healthplex Expo, Natural & Nutraceutical Products Shenzhen 2025" (HNC Shenzhen 2025), taking place from December 16 to 18, 2025, at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center. Next year at the "Healthplex Expo 2026, Natural & Nutraceutical Products China 2026" (HNC 2026) in Shanghai, we expect to see you again from June 15th to 17th, 2026. We look forward to reuniting with colleagues from the global health and nutrition industry to share the grand occasions, and to jointly write an even more brilliant new chapter for the health industry.
Time of India
17-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Good oral health can reduce cancer risk, improve overall health: AIIMS Delhi study
New Delhi: Oral healthcare plays a significant role in enhancing health-related outcomes, including those associated with cancer, researchers from AIIMS Delhi said, underscoring the necessity of integrating oral care practices not only at the primary level but throughout all health management. Emerging evidences indicate that poor oral health is closely associated with several health problems, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, adverse pregnancy outcomes and Alzheimer's disease, oncologists Dr Abhishek Shankar and Dr Vaibhav Sahni from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi said in an article published in The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia earlier this month. Oral hygiene has been implicated in cancer risk and its prediction, particularly in head and neck cancers (HNC). The current literature also suggests a link between periodontal disease, also known as gum disease, and cancers of the digestive tract, prostate, breast, pancreas, oropharynx, uterus, and lungs. The international head and neck cancer epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium, through a pooled analysis of 13 studies involving 12,527 controls and 8,925 HNC cases, reported that good oral hygiene (defined by annual dental visits, fewer missing teeth and daily tooth-brushing) was associated with a modest reduction in the risk of HNC, the researchers said. Presence of pathogenic oral bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella intermedia has been shown to elevate cancer incidence and adversely affect overall survival whether with specific-cancer or disease-free, they said. Oral health is crucial in the context of cancer therapy. A recent systematic review concluded that radiotherapy (RT) to the head and neck region significantly alters the oral microbiome, typically reducing beneficial bacteria while increasing potentially harmful species, leading to post RT complications, the research suggested. Patients with severe periodontal disease undergoing intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), with or without chemotherapy, have shown higher susceptibility to post-treatment bone healing complications, the researchers said. These findings make it imperative to maintain optimal oral hygiene before, during and after RT, given its role in influencing survivorship outcomes, they added. Data from the CHANCE study revealed that routine dental visits over the past 10 years were associated with reduced cancer mortality, according to the research. Dr Shankar and Dr Sahni, however, pointed out that there is a dearth of original data from Southeast Asia reporting on the association between oral health and cancer, as most original studies tend to limit their scope to epidemiological findings. "It is abundantly clear that oral healthcare plays a significant role in enhancing health-related outcomes, including those related to cancer survivorship . This evidence underscores the necessity of integrating oral health practices not only at the primary care level but throughout all healthcare settings," the doctors said. Efforts should focus on innovating and implementing point-of-care diagnostics in oral health that are evidence-based, economical, validated, and offer sufficient sensitivity and specificity, they stressed. The researchers stated that the World Health Organisation (WHO) - South East Asia Region (SEAR) could benefit from public health initiatives to improve oral health. Researchers also pitched for supervised tooth-brushing programmes for children alongside sensitising teachers and families regarding the importance of oral health and providing free toothbrush and toothpaste to foster behavioural change. In England, supervised tooth-brushing programmes for children have proven to be an economical intervention, reducing health-related inequalities and tooth decay, they said. "Implementing a similar programme in India may provide comparable oral health benefits and, given its effectiveness in resource-constrained settings, is particularly encouraging," they said. Various operational challenges like the economic viability of families, leading to unintentional health neglect, low priority to oral health, inadequate incentives and motivation among teaching staff to ensure their effective involvement. Oral health has been shown to significantly influence cancer outcomes and survivorship; however, research in this domain could be more relevant if supported by data from the SEAR, the researchers stated. Public health interventions like labels of 'nutrition' and 'sugar warning' may assist consumers in making informed decisions. It is essential to enforce policies against proxy advertisements for tobacco products while also implementing measures to prohibit the use of likable characters promoting sugar-laden snacks and beverages to children, they said.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ProPak China 2025 set to showcase global packaging tech
ProPak China 2025, the leading processing and packaging trade show in Asia, will return to Shanghai's National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) from 24 to 26 June 2025. The event, marking its 30th edition, will bring together over 2,500 exhibitors across 200,000 square metres and run alongside FoodPack China, Hi & Fi Asia-China, HNC, and Starch Expo. Set against a backdrop of increasing global demand for automated packaging machinery and smart manufacturing, ProPak China 2025 is expected to be a key event for professionals in food and beverage processing, pharmaceutical packaging, logistics technology, and more. The exhibition provides a critical platform for industry players to explore new solutions, network with international suppliers, and stay ahead of fast-evolving packaging trends. This year's event will feature dedicated pavilions from Germany, Italy, North America, and Japan, highlighting the growing global interest in Asia's packaging equipment market. Participating companies include ANRITSU, METTLER-TOLEDO, ISHIDA, and URSCHEL, all of whom are expected to present their latest machinery and integrated processing solutions. The show will cover a wide range of sectors including food processing, dairy, bakery, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and e-commerce, reflecting the diversity of demand in the packaging industry. Smart filling lines, sustainable packaging materials, and AI-driven logistics technologies will take centre stage as suppliers focus on enhancing efficiency and reducing environmental impact. Attendees will have access to two themed equipment tours focused on liquid packaging systems and end-of-line automation. The Liquid Packaging Machinery Tour will feature live demonstrations of high-speed filling and aseptic processing systems designed for beverages and medical products. Meanwhile, the End-of-Line Packaging Machinery section will spotlight robotic palletisers, automated sealing equipment, and eco-conscious packaging innovations. This year's exhibition places a strong emphasis on intelligent automation, reflecting a broader industry push towards robotics, AI, and smart packaging solutions. These technologies aim to meet rising consumer expectations for speed, sustainability, and safety in packaging processes. In addition to the exhibition floor, ProPak China 2025 will host a structured business matching programme, facilitating direct engagement between verified buyers and manufacturers offering equipment such as filling machines, coding systems, sterilisation units, fermentation tanks, and packaging materials. High-level forums and thematic zones will also run throughout the event, with sessions including the Intelligent Manufacturing and Embodied Robotics Industry Conference and the 2nd Fermented Food and Bioprocessing Technology Forum. Special zones dedicated to smart manufacturing and daily chemicals will offer further insights into sector-specific developments. With China's government easing entry requirements through expanded visa-free policies, international attendance is expected to grow. Organisers anticipate that ProPak China 2025 will play a key role in connecting suppliers and buyers across the global packaging supply chain. "ProPak China 2025 set to showcase global packaging tech" was originally created and published by Packaging Gateway, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
