Disy slams government for dropping National Cancer Institute plan
Disy on Thursday slammed the government’s decision not to include provisions for the creation of a National Cancer Institute in the forthcoming budget for the...
Cancer
Widespread support for National Cancer Institute
The Cyprus Oncology Society (Oek) on Wednesday threw its support behind the inclusion of a National Cancer Institute in the health ministry’s 2024 budget. Referring...
Call to create a National Cancer Institute
The cancer committee of the Cyprus patient associations’ federation (Osak) on Tuesday urged for the inclusion of a National Cancer Institute in the health ministry’s...
Prostate cancer most common male cancer in Cyprus
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in Cyprus, with 450 cases recorded per year, according to the Cyprus Cancer Registry. In addition,...
US FDA panel gives thumbs down on approval for Amgen lung cancer drug
Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday found that data from a late-stage trial was not reliable enough to support traditional approval...
Children’s health in Cyprus ‘alarming’
The alarmingly poor level of children’s health on the island was highlighted by presenters at the 9th Cyprus Public Health Day conference held at Tepak’s...
Cyprus records 4,000 new cancer cases a year
Cyprus records around 4,000 new cancer cases per year, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Saturday. Kanari was speaking at the first Oncology Forum held...
Presidential palace lights up yellow for Childhood cancer awareness month
The Presidential palace was lit up yellow on Monday night in commemoration of Childhood cancer awareness month. A ceremony to celebrate the lighting was held...
WHO cancer arm deems aspartame ‘possible carcinogen’; consumption limits unchanged
The sweetener aspartame is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed levels, two groups linked to the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Some 42 children diagnosed with cancer every year
Every year 42 new cases of cancer in children are recorded in Cyprus, a stable but worrying trend, although survival rates remained very high, a...
