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Johnson & Johnson told to pay $4.7 billion in US cancer case

Tina Bellon, Reuters
Posted at Jul 13 08:33 AM

A Missouri jury on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $4.69 billion to 22 women who alleged the company's talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer. Read more »

Gary V survives heart surgery, cancer: 'Work of the Lord'

Korina Sanchez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 01:44 PM

After his 35th anniversary performance on "ASAP," Gary Valenciano felt severe pain in his chest which he at once suspected was something serious. Read more »

Gary Valenciano reveals he had cancer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 01:43 PM

He is now cancer-free after getting treatment. Read more »

'Oral sex, maaaring magdulot ng cancer'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 06:37 PM

Itinuturing man ng ilang mag-asawa na pampatingkad ng kanilang pagtatalik ang oral sex, may babala ang isang doktor ukol dito. Read more »

'Slow but sure' progress toward less toxic tools to fight cancer

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 05:39 PM

John Ryan is just one of the miracles to emerge from the Johns Hopkins cancer unit in Baltimore. An immunotherapy treatment -- highly effective in a minority of patients -- saved his life after a lung cancer diagnosis. Read more »

Robin Padilla bats for medical marijuana

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 05:07 PM

Actor Robin Padilla, a supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, pushed on Sunday for the legalization of marijuana use for treating terminal cancer. Read more »

300 motorcycle riders nakiisa sa 'Ride Against Cancer' ng PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 09:17 AM

Tinatayang aabot sa 300 ang mga motorcycle rider na umaraangkada ngayong Linggo para sa kampanya laban sa cancer sa pangunguna ni Philippine National Police director general Oscar Albayalde. Read more »

Tumor bumabalik sa mga lalaking pala-yosi: pag-aaral

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 05:13 PM

Mas malaki ang tsansang bumalik ang mga tumor ng pasyenteng may prostate cancer kung siya'y mahilig magyosi. Read more »

Trump fires aide who joked about 'dying' war hero John McCain

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 06 09:23 AM

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has sacked an aide who said cancer-stricken Senator John McCain's opposition to a presidential nominee did not matter because "he's dying anyway," the White House announced Tuesday. Read more »

Immunotherapy cures late-stage breast cancer in world first: study

Mariëtte Le Roux, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 05 10:42 AM

A woman with an aggressive form of breast cancer which defied chemotherapy and spread to other organs, was cured with an experimental treatment that triggered her immune system, researchers said Monday. Read more »

No need for chemo in many breast and lung cancers, studies show

Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 08:51 AM

Two major studies released Sunday show that many people with breast and lung cancers may forgo chemotherapy and still live longer, signaling a waning need for what was long seen as the standard of cancer care. Read more »

Wellness drives growth of Cebu-based chocolate maker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 07:15 PM

A more health-conscious society is helping drive the growth of a Cebu-based artisanal chocolate maker, its founder said Tuesday. Read more »

AI better at finding skin cancer than doctors: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 29 07:44 AM

A computer was better than human dermatologists at detecting skin cancer in a study that pitted human against machine in the quest for better, faster diagnostics, researchers said Tuesday. Read more »

'1 sa 3 Pinoy, posibleng mamatay sa di nakahahawang sakit bago mag-70'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 11:27 PM

Isa sa tatlong Pinoy ang posibleng mamatay dahil sa non-communicable disease o iyong mga hindi nakahahawang sakit bago umabot sa edad 70, ayon sa isang pag-aaral. Read more »

Gaano kadalas dapat magpa-pap smear?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 05:32 PM

Ang pap smear ay ang proseso ng pagkuha ng sample mula sa cervix ng babae para ito'y masuri kung may abnormalidad. Read more »

Cancer warnings to be served up with coffee in California

Lisa Baertlein, Reuters
Posted at May 09 07:40 AM

Starbucks Corp and other roasters and retailers must serve up a cancer warning with coffee sold in California, a Los Angeles judge has ruled. Read more »

Metro Pacific to open P300-M cancer care center in GenSan

Jay Dayupay, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 07:36 AM

GENERAL SANTOS CITY - Local officials, businessmen, and health experts on Friday witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a multimillion-peso cancer care center at the compound of Saint Elizabeth Hospital in General Santos City. Read more »

FWD Life Insurance outpaces industry growth

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 11:23 AM

FWD Life Insurance said Wednesday its total premium income grew 50 percent in 2017, outpacing the industry. Read more »

Palarong Pambansa: Cancer survivor, nakasungkit ng 4 gintong medalya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 11:28 PM

Nakasungkit ng apat na gintong medalya sa Palarong Pambansa ang isang 14 anyos na cancer survivor. Read more »

ALAMIN: Epekto ng vaping sa kalusugan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 06:15 PM

Paalala ng isang doktor, mayroon pa ring nicotine ang e-cigarette na nakasasama sa kalusugan. Read more »

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