MOSCOW, Russia | TASS | Russia has developed its own mRNA vaccine against cancer, it will be distributed to patients free of charge, General Director of the Radiology Medical Research Center of the Russian Ministry of Health Andrey Kaprin has told Radio Rossiya. The vaccine was developed in collaboration with several …
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We have the tools and the opportunity but to eliminate cervical cancer requires determined political leadership COMMENT | DR TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS | Every year, over 350,000 women die from cervical cancer and another 660,000 are diagnosed. As a consequence, children are orphaned, families impoverished, and communities diminished by the loss …
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SACRAMENTO, US | Xinhua | Older Black women in the United States are less likely to receive standard breast cancer treatments and face longer delays in starting therapy compared to white women, according to a major study examining racial disparities in cancer care released Thursday. The research, published in the …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Gulu City have asked Parliament to prioritise the completion of the regional cancer centre in the new financial year describing the rising cases of cancer patients in the region as distressing. According to the Laroo-Pece Member of Parliament, Hon. Charles Onen more than …
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Kampala, Uganda | SPECIAL FEATURE | Beyond the familiar foes Ugandans face such as malaria, HIV, and AIDS, a common but invisible enemy, cancer, has been on the prowl, silently stalking and slowly but steadily killing many. Cancer comes in different types as many as the drugs one must take …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Non-Communicable Diseases Researcher at the Makerere University School of Public Health has expressed an urgent need to address the high rates of medical errors that exist in the healthcare system. Dr Geofrey Musinguzi who has just recovered from rectal cancer reveals doing numerous …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) plans to introduce Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in cancer treatment in Uganda. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that can help reveal the metabolic or biochemical function of your tissues and organs. Uganda will be the only …
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HELSINKI | Xinhua | A new Finnish study shows that even a 30-minute exercise can increase the proportion of tumor-killing white blood cells in breast cancer patients’ bloodstream. According to a press release published by the University of Turku on Wednesday, twenty breast cancer patients who had just been diagnosed …
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But rather than vegetarian or vegan, a flexitarian diet is best ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | A new scientific literature review has found that vegetarian and vegan diets help improve cardiometabolic risk factors, such as elevated lipids, blood sugar, body weight, BMI, and inflammation. The individuals studied also had a lower risk …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has received cancer screening equipment worth Shillings 400 million, thanks to The Korean Foundation for International Health Care (KOFIH). This donation is particularly significant as Uganda faces a considerable burden of cancer, especially cervical cancer among women. Dr. James …
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