Tag Archives: Cancer
By Alemayehu G. Mariam October is international Breast Cancer Awareness month. Throughout the month, public and private organizations in many countries promote programs and activities aimed at breast cancer risk reduction, early detection, treatment and research. It is well-established that … read more »
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Tagged Breast Cancer, Cancer, Ethiopia, Foreign Policy, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Meles Zenawi, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, United States
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September 26, 2011 by benim
Thousands more women could beat breast cancer if they were given chemotherapy at the same time as radiotherapy, British scientists claim. They have discovered patients who are given the two treatments simultaneously increase their chance of being cured by a … read more »
September 19, 2011 by benim
ZIMBABWE records 7 000 new cancer cases annually and 60 percent of these are HIV related, the Health and Child Welfare Ministry has said. Speaking at the National conference on cancer prevention and control Health and Child Welfare Deputy Minister … read more »
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Tagged Cancer, Douglas Mombeshora, HIV, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Journal of Cancer, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Non Communicable Disease, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa, World Health Organization, Zimbabwe
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Mbabane – Swaziland’s health minister says the government has run out of money to send its cancer patients to better equipped clinics and hospitals in neighboring South Africa. Swaziland is in economic crisis linked to a drop in customs revenues … read more »
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Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak is suffering from cancer, his defense lawyer said on Monday, citing a medical report to assess whether the former leader is fit enough to face trial. Mubarak, 83, was forced from office in February in … read more »
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Cairo, Cancer, East Africa, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Red Sea, Sharm El-Sheikh, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Heavy use of mobile phones and other wireless communication devices could possibly cause cancer, the World Health Organisation has said and asked people to use texting and free-hands devices to reduce the risk. The electromagnetic fields generated by such … read more »
Posted in Health, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Cancer, East Africa, Electromagnetic field, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, Mobile phone, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, University of Southern California, West Africa, Wireless, World Health Organization
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Drinking a ‘safe’ amount of alcohol below the recommended daily limit increases the risk of developing cancer, with the danger remaining even if you become teetotal, experts say. New research shows that one in ten cancers in men and one … read more »
Posted in Health, Women
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Alcoholic beverage, BMJ, breaking news, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Denmark, Embassies and Consulates, Ethanol, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, National Health Service, Standard drink
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Women who have smoked are at greater risk of developing breast cancer in later life – even if they gave up the habit decades earlier. According to a study, women are 16 per cent more likely to suffer from the … read more »
January 21, 2011 by benim
Women who have survived childhood cancer could benefit if they breastfeed their own children, according to research. Cancer survivors are often at increased risk of conditions such as obesity and weak bones. Scientists from St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in … read more »
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, Bone density, breaking news, Breast Cancer, breastfeeding, Cancer, Cancer survivor, Embassies and Consulates, Growth hormone, Health, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Late effect, News local news, newspapers, World news
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December 22, 2010 by benim
TORONTO – A comparison of cancer survival rates in six developed countries puts Canada in the top three alongside Australia and Sweden, and ahead of Norway, Denmark and the U.K. The study, initiated in the United Kingdom and published online … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Australia, benchmark, breaking news, Canada, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Care Ontario, colorectal cancer, Health, Health Medical Pharma, IndepthAfrica, Lancet, Medicine, News local news, Occupational safety and health, pathology, Sweden, toronto, World news
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November 20, 2010 by benim
Pat Burns fought cancer as best as he could, but in the end, cancer beat him. He passed away today at the age of 58. It’s hard to say what hurt the heart more. His death or the day he … read more »
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Tagged atlantic division, burns, Canada, Cancer, Death, Dies at 58 of Cancer, Former NHL Coach, Health Medical Pharma, ice hockey, IndepthAfrica, National Hockey League, Pat Burns, sports-news, toronto
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November 9, 2010 by benim
For a disease as complex as breast cancer, pinpointing its risk factors, genetic or otherwise, is challenging enough. But an intriguing new study suggests that the task may be even harder when ethnicity is thrown into the mix. The research, … read more »
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Tagged alum creek, Breast Cancer, Cancer, ella trial, ethnicity, Health Medical Pharma, health-news, Hispanic, Hospitality Recreation, Medicine, Mexican American, Obesity, race, Social Issues
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October 27, 2010 by benim
A new study says taller men have a greater chance of developing testicular cancer, but experts say that’s no reason to panic. The study, published this week in the British Medical Journal, analyzed the medical files of 10,000 men from … read more »
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Tagged Andrology, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, cancer screening, Conditions and Diseases, Health Medical Pharma, health-news, IndepthAfrica, London, Medicine, scrotum, testicle, testicular cancer, Testicular microlithiasis, United Kingdom, X Testicular cancer
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October 20, 2010 by benim
For the occasion of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this October, 2010, here are some of the facts that some women don’t know about their breasts. Other than Breast Cancer, a major disease affecting a lot of women all over the … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, Awareness, Breast, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Conditions and Diseases, Health, Indepth Africa, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, United States
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