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Chennai, July 29, 2021: Ovarian cancer is the seventh most common cancer and eighth leading cause of cancer associated death in women . The number of new cases worldwide in 2020 was 314000 while in India it was 44000; the number of deaths due to ovarian cancer in 2020 was 207000 globally while in India it was 32077 (the deaths include cases diagnosed in earlier years). It is therefore a silent killer since most patients do not have any symptoms in the early stage or have non-specific symptoms which are usually ignored, resulting in most patients presenting in advanced stages of the disease. Video👇👇 Under funding from the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, the Department of Molecular Oncology at the Cancer Institute (WIA) had undertaken research to identify proteins which can be detected in the blood which can help in the diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancers, which accounts for over 90% of the ovarian cancers. (L to R) Dr V Sridevi (Surgical Oncologist), Cancer ...

Rotary Club of Chennai Capital, Madras West Round Table 10, Sathyalok Charitable Trust and TANKER Foundation join hands to run the Rs 3 crore, 20-bed dialysis centre  Chennai, July 29, 2021: Sathyalok Charitable Trust Dialysis Centre - Porur, established jointly by Rotary Club of Chennai Capital, Madras West Round Table 10, and Sathyalok Charitable Trust to provide dialysis services at a subsidized price for the poor, was inaugurated here today.  Video👇👇 The Tamilnad Kidney Research Foundation (TANKER Foundation) is roped in to provide dialysis services and operate the centre. Among the major donors include Mr Sanjay Lulla, an industrialist. While dialysis in private hospitals can cost anywhere from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500, the centre is set to offer it at a subsidized rate of Rs 375 per sessio n. It is also exploring ways to offer the service free of cost in future.  Constructed at the cost of Rs 3 crore, the 20-bed dialysis centre, houses a 5,000 sq.ft. building, well...

Ready to contribute the efforts of Tamil Nadu Govt with her research findings for the benefit at large.  Chennai, 28 July 2021: Ms. Gowthami Balasubramanian completed her under-graduation in B. Tech – Biotechnology from Jeppiaar Engineering College, Anna University, followed by a post-graduation (M. Sc – Integrated Immunology) from the University of Oxford, England. Later, she worked in a Biotech company called Cosmic Fusion at London.  Today, Gowthami Balasubramanian introduced her new research findings at the press conference at Chennai. Video👇👇 During her specialized research in inflammatory Autoimmune Disorder at University of Oxford , she derived certain result, which wasapproved by the Department of Oncology, Oxford University. The result has beenfound to be relevant in tackling COVID-19. Her monoclonal antibody drug recommendation based on these results will drastically prevent inflammation during the final stages of the disease, providerelief and prevent death. T...