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Wil Dasovich makes significant progress in cancer remission

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 04:45 PM

“Great news, awesome news. Apparently, there are zero polyps.”  Read more »

'90210' star Shannen Doherty suffers cancer relapse

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 06:57 AM

LOS ANGELES - Shannen Doherty, the US star of hit television shows "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Charmed," has been diagnosed with stage-four breast cancer. Read more »

WHO forecasts 81 pct cancer jump in poorer countries

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 07:38 AM

The UN health agency on Tuesday warned cancer cases would rise by 81 percent in low- and middle-income countries by 2040 because of a lack of investment in prevention and care. Read more »

'Please take my daughter': Mother of girl with cancer pleads at virus blockade

Martin Pollard, Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 08:23 AM

Hours ticked by on Saturday as 50-year-old Lu Yuejin struggled to get past the police checkpoint on the bridge over the Yangtze river and out of Hubei province, which is on virtual lockdown as China scrambles to control a coronavirus outbreak.   Read more »

How colon cancer saved Robert Alejandro’s life: 'I no longer hate myself'

Nana Caragay
Updated as of Feb 02 05:14 PM

Artist and former TV host Robert Alejandro was diagnosed with cancer in 2016, but sees it as the best thing that ever happened to him: "I’m living the best years of my life”. Read more »

Neil Peart, Rush's star drummer, dies at 67

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 10:26 AM

Los Angeles, United States - Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist of the Canadian rock group Rush, has died at 67 in California of brain cancer, the group announced Friday. Read more »

No link between talcum powder and ovarian cancer, finds major study

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 08:03 AM

A major US government-led study published Tuesday found no link between ovarian cancer and the use of talcum powder in the genital area, citing data from more than 250,000 women. Read more »

Study finds Google system could improve breast cancer detection

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at Jan 02 08:17 AM

A Google artificial intelligence system proved as good as expert radiologists at detecting which women had breast cancer based on screening mammograms and showed promise at reducing errors, researchers in the United States and Britain reported.  Read more »

Duterte visits children cancer patients in Davao

Kiwi Bulaclac
Posted at Dec 29 08:25 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte visits children cancer patients in the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City. Read more »

'Sin tax' policy seeks VAT exemption for cancer, mental illness, tuberculosis drugs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 11:23 AM

The so-called "sin tax" law, which will raise duties on electronic cigarettes and alcohol seeks to raise revenues for universal health care. Read more »

WHO moves step closer to cheaper breast cancer treatment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 08:43 AM

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that it had for the first time approved a "biosimilar" medicine -- one derived from living sources rather than chemicals -- to make breast cancer treatment affordable to women globally.  Read more »

MRIs can better detect cancer in women with dense breasts: study

Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 28 02:34 PM

Many women who have mammograms get normal results that come with a caveat: They are told they have dense breast tissue, which can make their scans harder to read and could leave cancer undetected. Read more »

Drug makers handang magpatupad ng bawas-presyo sa mga gamot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 06:00 PM

Handang magpatupad ng bawas-presyo sa kanilang mga gamot ang 18 multinational pharmaceutical company sa bansa. Read more »

J&J says Philippines not included in recall of baby powder linked with asbestos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 12:10 AM

MANILA—Johnson & Johnson said Monday only baby powder products distributed in the United States were recalled over alleged asbestos contamination. Read more »

J&J recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder as FDA finds asbestos in sample

Julie Steenhuysen and Lisa Girion, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 19 05:43 PM

Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after US health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle purchased online. Read more »

Happening this weekend: Night run to drum up awareness for breast cancer

Leah C. Salterio
Posted at Oct 18 06:54 AM

Avon Philippines brings back its signature run and walk but this time with a cool twist.  Read more »

GSK recalls popular heartburn drug Zantac globally after cancer scare

Justin George Varghese, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 08:26 AM

Zantac, also sold generically as ranitidine, is the latest drug in which cancer-causing impurities have been found. Regulators have been recalling some blood pressure and heart failure medicines since last year. Read more »

Trailblazing performer Diahann Carroll dies at 84

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 05:25 AM

The performer died at her Los Angeles residence after a years-long battle against breast cancer, according to her publicist. Read more »

PH marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 11:33 AM

In the Philippines, breast cancer accounts for 16% of all cancer diagnosis, and doctors estimate that 3 out of 100 Filipino women will develop the disease in their lifetime. Read more »

Why early detection is vital in prostate cancer

The Medical City
Posted at Oct 01 05:20 PM

Experts at The Medical City are citing a breakthrough method for a more accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer. Read more »