Tag Archives: cancer

By Henry Zakumumpa Why increasing tobacco taxes can reduce the increasing cases of cancer and heart disease in Uganda Last year four cabinet ministers were reported in the press to be on treatment for diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Sadly, two of these cabinet ministers eventually died from …

By Agencies Study shows men who eat vegetable oils, avocados, nuts instead of animal fats better off Men with prostate cancer may boost their survival chances if they replace animal fats and carbohydrates in their diet with healthy fats such as olive oils, nuts and avocados, new research suggests. Men …

By Independent Reporter Possible remedies include having more sex and more vegetables A new study published in the British Medical Journal from researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York has resurrected the debate about the benefits or otherwise of preventive prostate cancer screening. The new research suggests that …

By Ronald Musoke There is a steady rise in the number of Ugandans suffering from various forms of cancer, according to a cancer expert. Dr Fred Okuku who is based at the Uganda Cancer Institiute in Mulago National Referral Hospital said in the last three years alone, the number of …

By Joan Akello Norah, 40, a mother of seven was diagnosed with rectal cancer at Case Clinic January 2011. She was put on radiotherapy and chemotherapy at Mulago National Referral but when she lost her husband this August, her condition worsened. Not only is cancer painful, but desertion from her …

By Sarah Namulondo Movember a global movement to create awareness on prostate cancer will today launch the free prostate cancer testing at Victoria University starting on Wednesday. Movember Uganda 2012 is focusing on “Early Presentation for Prostate Cancer Screening” with major focus on Men over 40 years who are more …