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New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

Walther Global Palliative Care & Supportive Oncology, Team Humanity & global experts from UN Human Rights Office & WHO call for equal access to Palliative Care

Among the leading causes of death worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 9.6 million people lost their lives to cancer in 2018. Cancer is a group of diseases that attack any organ or tissue in the body. Eventually, the abnormal cells invade adjoining body parts, invading more cancer cells. Without early detection, it

An ongoing pilot project aims to evaluate the feasibility of implementing the Health Equity Report Card as a tool for improving the quality and equity of cancer care and continues the Elevating

Nigeria, as compared to most developing countries, is still lagging behind in cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival rates.

World Cancer Day, held every 4 February, is a global initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to raise awareness, improve education and catalyze action. This year’s theme is ‘Close the Care Gap: Uniting our voices and taking action’. Each year, PLOS ONE publishes more than 1000 cancer-related research articles from authors across the globe. In celebration of this year’s theme, we interview PLOS ONE author Richard Martin, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at th...

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

James Kon A total of 294 deaths due to cancer were reported while 682 new cancer cases detected, according to statistics obtained from the Brunei Darussalam Cancer Registry (BDCR) for 2021. The common types of cancer in the Sultanate for men remain the same as last year, which are colorectal cancer (64 cases), prostate cancer […]

`Did you know every year, on 4th February, is observed as the World Cancer Day, as declared by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). The purpose of this yearly campaign is to significantly reduce illness and deaths caused by cancer. The theme for World Cancer Day this year, is “Close the Care Gap” that focuses on Uniting our voices and taking action. On the eve of World Cancer Day, which falls on Feb 04, we spoke to Oncologist,    […]

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the expansion of its global oncology efforts through a new agreement with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia.