Minister backs support for cancer patients
Health Minister Michalis Damianos on Tuesday reiterated the government’s commitment to oncological patients in Cyprus and to and further improving healthcare services.
Following a visit to the Bank of ...
Govt’s U-turn on National Cancer Institute praised by MPs
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 ...
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 health ministry.
“The freezing ...
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 to statements made the previous ...
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 2024 budget.
“The need for ...
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, it is the second most common ...
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 of Amgen’s AMGN....
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 international institute for ...
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 at the Bank of Cyprus oncology ...
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 by the Pancypriot association of ...
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) declared on Friday.
The rulings ...
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 paediatrician and oncologist said on Tuesday.
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‘Everything in moderation’ say nutritionists about aspartame sweetener
Dieticians and nutritionists in Cyprus advised the public to consume ‘everything in moderation’ after the World Health Organisation’s cancer research body was reported to declare aspartame sweetener as a ...
Medical mix-up means woman told has six months to live (Updated)
Health Minister Popi Kanari ordered an immediate investigation on Friday after a patient complained they were wrongly diagnosed with metastatic cancer and told they have six months to live.
“This ...
EU Health Commissioner calls for ‘equal treatment’ of cancer sufferers across bloc
The EU’s Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakidou, called for equal treatment for cancer sufferers across the bloc on Thursday.
Speaking in Paphos to the Pancyprian Association of Cancer Patients ...
J&J talc unit again seeks to halt 38,000 cancer lawsuits
A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary is again asking a U.S. judge to pause tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that the company’s baby powder and other talc products ...
Cancer mRNA vaccines will be available in Cyprus as soon as approved by EMA
Cancer vaccines will be made available in Cyprus as soon as the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approves them, director of pharmaceutical services Elena Panayiotopoulou said on Friday.
“It is only ...
President kicks off anti-cancer charity march
The longest running charity drive on the island reached its peak on Sunday with the holding of the 48th Christodoula March to raise money for cancer charities.
The slogan of ...
Bases police raise €15,000 at Christodoula march
A total of €15,000 was raised for the Cyprus Anti- Cancer Association during Sunday’s annual Christodoula march organised by the SBA police, as part of events held around the island.
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Bikers on annual charity ride converge on Ayia Napa
Bikers converged on Ayia Napa Sunday morning as part of the 23rd annual ‘Ride of Love’ for children with cancer and the organisation ‘A Dream A Wish’.
Ayia Napa deputy ...
3,700 new cancer cases each year in Cyprus
Cyprus discovers an average of 3,700 cancer cases per year, the health ministry said on Saturday, marking World Cancer Day.
With the slogan ‘Close the Gap in Cancer Care’, the aim ...
Cancer treatments in the spotlight at symposium
The first scientific conference on cancer took place recently with the participation of scientists from the biobank of the University of Cyprus.
CyBioS Mini Symposium 2023 CancerNow: From Benchside to Clinical ...
Police swim to raise money for children with cancer
Police’s underwater demolition team swam 1.5 kilometres on Saturday as part of an event to support children with cancer.
Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou kicked off the event. Participants swam in ...
EAC promotes Christmas anti-cancer charity
This year’s Christmas campaign promoted by the Anti-Cancer Society, in cooperation with the electricity authority (EAC) is inviting people to gift a Christmas ‘candle’ to people with cancer by ...