Officials say Gaza's health system suffers from major gaps in care for cancer patients, which they blame on the ongoing Israeli blockade of the territory.
Cancer patients in Gaza suffer challenges that worsen their conditions as Israel prevents access to medicine and healthcare services, says Palestine's health ministry.
The capsule the size of a pea could cause skin burns and prolonged exposure could cause cancer, officials said.
The Czech-American tennis player, who dominated the sport in the 1980s, issued a statement through her representative, saying battling cancer is "going to stink for a while but I’ll fight with all I have got”.
The football legend was supposed to host his family at home, but his worsening health meant that he couldn't be disccharged and had to spend Christmas Eve in the hospital, surrounded by his loved ones.
Clinical trial on a 13-year-old girl using genetically engineered immune cells from a healthy volunteer sends her blood cancer into remission, medics say.
The outlook is generally good if the cancer is caught early, but treatment often involves removing the uterus, which would preclude child-bearing.
A full 86 percent of the global premature non-communicable diseases deaths happen in low- and lower middle-income countries, the study says.
Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar has recently discovered a special molecule's ability to cross through blood-brain barrier, which makes it a "potential candidate for treating cancers of the brain."
A team of researchers have used simple silicone wristbands to analyse firefighters' exposure to harmful chemicals while on duty, which will potentially decrease their vulnerability to cancerous diseases.
Even when vaccinated, cancer and dementia patients are at a higher risk of contracting the coronavirus.
A commission recommends expanded universal health care and early cancer screening to fight against cancer in sub-Saharan Africa, one of the worst-hit regions in the world.
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