Many falling for alternative 'cures'
Cancer patients duped by medical misinformation flooding social media.
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Cancer patients duped by medical misinformation flooding social media.
MANILA (AFP) – Filipino single mother Mary Ann Eduarte delayed chemotherapy for her breast cancer for several years and instead took food supplements falsely promoted on social media as cures for the deadly disease. They didn’t work and the cancer spread to her lungs and bones. Eduarte is one of many Filipinos duped by medical […]
Congress should consider transferring even a small part of the P10-billion confidential funds in the 2024 budget to save the roughly 9,000 Filipinas who die of breast cancer every year. “In behalf of our Filipina sisters who are suffering and whose pain can be prevented and eased, Kasuso Foundation is joining other cancer…
SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel 3rd on Saturday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should address the struggle of ordinary Filipinos during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.
To further bridge the gap between the many indigent cancer patients and the available innovative cancer drugs and treatments in the...