#cancer patients

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in Cyprus, with 350 to 400 new cases diagnosed annually, according to President of the Cyprus Society of Gastroenterology, Dr Andreas Evgeniou. Speaking on ...

Thousands of patients and their relatives were supported through the activities of the cancer patients’ association (Pasykaf), the association has announced. During 2023 a total of 7,968 people were served and two ...

A group of cancer victims sued Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N on Wednesday, accusing the healthcare company of committing fraud through repeated and continued efforts to use a shell company’...

MPs at the House health committee on Thursday expressed their satisfaction over the government’s U-turn to greenlight the creation of National Cancer Institute. After weeks of wrangling, deputies heralded ...

Electricity subsidies and financial assistance for photovoltaic installation have started being provided to people with laryngeal cancer thanks to the advocacy of a local charity. The association of cancer patients ...

A draft bill has been presented on Monday allowing for the ‘right to be forgotten’ to be applied to cancer survivors, who are attempting to make new insurance agreements. The ...

Professional racing cyclist and cancer survivor Alexandros Agrotis will cycle across the entire island next week to raise funds for a local oncology centre, it was announced on Friday. The 25...

Going through cancer is devastating, but a Paphos-based charity offers a welcome distraction When I first met Andrew Lauder, I didn’t know what to expect. He simply sounds too ...

Cancer rates among children in Cyprus are among the highest in the world, according to Loizos Loizou, professor of paediatrics, paediatric oncology, and immunology at the of the University of ...

The creation of a palliative care centre has long been a vision and a strategy of Pasykaf, its director of medical services Dr Kyriacos Stylianides said on Tuesday at the ...

Volunteers swam eight kilometres in Limassol early on Saturday to support cancer patients, sending the message that “no one is alone”. To meet the group of swimmers at the finish ...

Cancer patients still have access to the right treatments and care despite hiccups, Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf) said on Wednesday. An article published on Wednesday morning ...