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Olivia Newton-John reveals new cancer 25 years later
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Singing great Olivia Newton-John revealed Tuesday a return of breast cancer, 25 years after her first successful battle made her an advocate for fighting the disease. The British-born star said she was obliged to postpone a tour of the United States and Canada following her new diagnosis. The 68-year-old said she will undergo a short course of radiation, as well as natural therapies, upon the advice of specialists at […]
President Duterte approves nat’l broadband plan; is set to sign smoking ban EO on Tuesday
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a national broadband program, and is poised to sign an executive order prohibiting smoking in public places on Tuesday. In a Facebook post, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said the President made the approval for the national broadband program on Monday, during the 13th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang. He said during the meeting, Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Rodolfo Salalima made a presentation for the program […]
Study: Fat intake has direct effect on spread of cancer
The amount of fat we eat has a direct link to a cancer’s ability to spread around the body, according to scientists in Spain. The growth of cancerous tumors at secondary sites in the body is called metastasis and is the main cause of cancer related deaths. The researchers say a protein called CD36 absorbs fat from the cell membrane and is the agent that determines whether a cancer metastasizes or not. “When one looks […]
Cancer experts urge greater focus on prevention
by Amélie BAUBEAU Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Cancer is not an inescapable fate. But while prevention can save millions of lives much more cheaply than treatment, it remains an underfunded, much-neglected weapon in the anti-cancer arsenal, experts say. Some 14 million new cancers are diagnosed each year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) — a number expected to swell to 21 million by 2030. As the global cost of treatment skyrockets, […]
Paninigarilyo, isa sa mga sanhi ng cancer – DOH
ZABOANGA SIBUGAY (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng media forum ang Department of Health (DOH) sa kasagsagan ng National Cancer Consciousness Week sa Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. Ito ay upang maipalaganap ang kaalaman tungkol sa sakit na cancer at kung papaano ito maiiwasan. Layunin ng DOH na maging katuwang ang media sa pagbibigay sa publiko ng tamang impormasyon tungkol sa sakit na ito. Sa presentasyon ng DOH na inilahad ni Romelia Heraldo, DMO IV – DOH Sibugay, sinasabing […]
Biden urges Trump to keep up cancer campaign
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) — US Vice President Joe Biden, speaking just days before he leaves office, on Monday urged the incoming Trump administration to maintain his national fight to eradicate cancer. “This is the one bipartisan thing that exists and I pray will continue to exist in the new administration,” Biden told an audience of executives and opinion-makers at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos. The vice president lost his son […]
Pangulong Duterte, ‘di nagtungo sa cancer hospital sa Guangzhou, China – Bong Go
(Eagle News) — Itinanggi ni Special Assistant to the President Secretary Christopher “Bong” Go ang lumabas sa isang newspaper column na nagtungo si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa China para sa cancer treatment. Sa column ni Dating Senador Kit Tatad sa Manila Times, sinabi nitong maaaring nagtungo sa Fuda Cancer Hospital sa Guangzhou, China ang Pangulo nitong bagong taon. Ayon kay Go, wala itong katotohanan at hindi lumabas ng bansa ang Pangulo. https://youtu.be/feWfMfqewx4
New device allows simple and cheap cancer screenings
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — A new device from UE Live Sciences has the potential to drastically reduce the cost of breast cancer screenings for women around the globe. The iBreast Exam earned top honors at the Hitlab Innovators Summit, a healthcare and technology conference and competition, at Columbia University in New York on Wednesday (November 30th). “The iBreast Exam is a breast cancer screening device targeted at the developing world. It’s very small, […]
Tobacco linked to 40 percent of US cancers
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Tobacco use remains the most preventable cause of cancer, and 40 percent of diagnosed US cancer cases may have a link to its use, health authorities said Thursday. Lung cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, and tumors of the mouth and throat, voice box, esophagus, stomach, kidney, pancreas, liver, bladder, cervix, colon and rectum are all caused by tobacco use, according the report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. […]
Cancer ‘smoke alarm’ could aid early diagnosis
(Reuters) — A new blood test that acts as an early warning system for cancer is being developed by researchers at Swansea University. It works by detecting mutations in red blood cells in advance of cancer symptoms appearing, and could one day give GPs a simple, non-invasive way to screen patients before deciding whether further investigation is needed. While the research has so far focused just on cancer of the oesophagus, the team hopes it […]
Cancer ‘smoke alarm’ could aid early diagnosis
WALES, United Kingdom (Reuters) — A new blood test that acts as an early warning system for cancer is being developed by researchers at Swansea University. It works by detecting mutations in red blood cells in advance of cancer symptoms appearing, and could one day give GPs a simple, non-invasive way to screen patients before deciding whether further investigation is needed. While the research has so far focused just on cancer of the oesophagus, […]
