News Articles on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

10-year cancer survival rate in Japan approaches 60 pct: survey

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 27 04:35 PM

The 10-year survival rate for patients diagnosed with cancer in 2008 stood at 59.4 percent amid improvements in treatment, the National Cancer Center Japan said Tuesday. Read more »

Teen whose determination to battle cancer went viral is a fighter through and through

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 10:30 AM

Janella Dapusala, 16, diagnosed with Stage 3 ovarian cancer, is not backing down from the fight of her life. Read more »

Just a joke, Roque says of Duterte quip that his cough 'might be cancer'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 03:16 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte was likely joking when he said that his coughing could be a sign of cancer, his spokesman said on Friday.    Read more »

Coughing in speech, Duterte says 'might be cancer'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 18 08:03 PM

MANILA — Duterte on Thursday floated for the second time the possibility that he could have cancer.  Read more »

Heart diseases still leading cause of death among Filipinos, says PSA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 01:25 PM

Heart diseases remained the top cause of death among Filipinos in 2020, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Office (PSA) released on Tuesday.  Read more »

Fukushima accident unlikely to cause future health effects - UN

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 10 03:45 PM

Future health problems directly linked to radiation exposure from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan are "unlikely to be discernible," a UN panel has stated. Read more »

CCP launches online streaming platform

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 03:38 PM

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) recently launched its online streaming platform as part of its efforts to bring art closer to Filipinos amid the pandemic.  Read more »

Biden says world on cusp of some 'real breakthroughs' on cancer

Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Mar 04 09:42 AM

US President Joe Biden met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White House on Wednesday to brainstorm ways to accelerate the fight against cancer, saying he believed the world was nearing some "real breakthroughs." Read more »

Pandemic having major impact on childhood cancer care: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 04 08:57 AM

PARIS, France - The pandemic has had a "substantial" impact on childhood cancer care worldwide, with a marked rise in the number of patients abandoning treatment altogether, new research showed Thursday. Read more »

'Siya pa ‘yung malakas': Anthony Taberna, wife draw inspiration from daughter battling leukemia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 06:38 PM

Zoey Taberna may be battling leukemia at a young age but she remains to be the source of inspiration for her parents, news anchor Anthony Taberna and Rossel Velasco.  Read more »

Billiards legend Jeannette Lee battling terminal cancer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 01:01 AM

Lee once took on Efren "Bata" Reyes in a race-to-13, 9-ball challenge in 2001.   Read more »

Jazz legend Chick Corea has died of cancer: statement

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 12 06:49 AM

NEW YORK - Chick Corea, the American jazz composer and electric keyboard pioneer, died February 9 of a rare form of cancer, according to a statement on his Facebook page. He was 79 years old. Read more »

Donate your quarantine hair for a cause

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 02:14 PM

A hospital in Makati City has launched a hair donation drive for the benefit of cancer patients.   Read more »

Breast cancer overtakes lung as most common cancer-WHO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 07:35 PM

Breast cancer has overtaken lung cancer as the most common form of the disease, the World Health Organization said.  Read more »

LeVert kidney cancer surgery successful: Pacers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 07:09 AM

LOS ANGELES - Indiana Pacers guard Caris LeVert is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing successful surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his left kidney, his team said on Tuesday. Read more »

Sheryn Regis, naging emosyonal sa paghingi ng paumanhin sa anak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 03:58 PM

Hindi napigilan ni Sheryn Regis ang maging emosyonal sa sorpresang natanggap sa naging pagbisita niya sa "Magandang Buhay."   Read more »

Robert Alejandro got thru the worst pain of his life—now he's healing right before our eyes

Jerome Gomez
Updated as of Jan 29 10:20 AM

And inspiring us to reconsider the way we eat, too.  Read more »

'Our hearts are broken': ABS-CBN News' 'digital go-to guy' passes away

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 25 07:26 PM

Abraham 'Abe' Baladad, Jr., head of Technical Production Systems of ABS-CBN News Digital Media, died a day before Christmas after battling cancer. He was 58. Read more »

Cancer ‘won’t wait’ til after COVID-19 pandemic

Celine Isabelle Samson, VERA Files
Posted at Dec 14 01:51 AM

On the day the island of Luzon was put on lockdown on March 17, Henry “Hedel” Dela Cruz Jr. walked nearly five kilometers to claim his guarantee letter or GL at the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Quezon City. Read more »

AstraZeneca to buy Alexion for $39 billion to expand in immunology

Ludwig Burger, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 01:44 PM

Britain's AstraZeneca has agreed to buy US drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals for $39 billion in its largest ever deal, diversifying away from its fast-growing cancer business in a bet on rare-disease and immunology drugs. Read more »