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 ...
Protest over Astrasol cancer ruling
Cancer patients protested outside the Astrasol shoe-sole factory on Saturday morning following a ruling that found no causal link between the company’s operation and the cancer cases detected nearby.
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Kyriakides stresses importance of dealing with cancer on holistic level
Ways in which Cyprus and the EU can work together to improve the quality of care for cancer patients on the island were discussed during EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides’ ...
Lawyer outraged as Supreme Court clears Astrasol of causing cancer in nearby residents
The Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday that the Astrasol plant had no bearing on the high number of cancer cases seen in nearby residents is wrong, their lawyer Loucis ...
Christodoulas March takes place after two year hiatus
Joint forces create a powerful support system for fellow citizens suffering with cancer, Transport Minister, Yiannis Karousos, said, at the start of the 47th Christodoulas March, organized by the Cyprus ...
Survey tracks social, economic impact of cancer
Cypriots and permanent residents of Cyprus with cancer experience are being urged to participate in an international survey on the socioeconomic impact of cancer.
In a press release, the Cyprus ...
One in four will get cancer
One in four Cypriots will suffer from cancer in their lifetime, while around 42 children under 10 are diagnosed with cancer yearly, state health services organisation Okypy said on Tuesday during a ...
Family whose son age 4 has rare cancer have only four months to raise money needed for US treatment
The family of a four-year-old boy with a rare cancer are racing to put together the remainder of the money they need to take their son to America to take ...
Pasykaf calling for survey participants
Pasykaf charity on Friday called on people aged 50 and older with cancer or cancer survivors to participate in a survey about smart risk solutions for early risk detention and intervention ...
Cancer charity launches 30th awareness campaign
The Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf) launched the 30th awareness and fundraising campaign on Thursday that will last through October.
The campaign, Together through Life, aims to collect €550,000, “...
Anti-Cancer Society and Bank of Cyprus team up in fight against cancer
The In the Fight Against Cancer campaign, organised by the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society and Bank of Cyprus (BOC) will run until September 12, with the holding of fundraisers island wide.
“We ...
Thyroid cancer in Cypriot children among the world’s highest
A population-based study using data from the Cyprus Paediatric Oncology Registry showed that thyroid cancer incidence in Cypriot children and teenagers is among the world’s highest.
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FDA approves Keytruda for early breast cancer treatment
Merck & Co Inc said on Tuesday that the US Food and Drug Administration approved its immunotherapy Keytruda as a treatment for an early form of a tough-to-treat breast cancer ...
Family launch fund raiser for boy with cancer to receive treatment in the US
The family of a four-year-old boy with a rare cancer have made a public plea to help fund his trip to America to take part in a clinical trial, for ...
Popular Paphos cyclist will raise funds for needy
Paphos based cyclist Petros Stylianou will set off on a new venture on Saturday morning with the aim of raising as much money as possible for an initiative that is ...
Cancer projected to be the main cause of death in Europe by 2035
Cancer patients are expected to increase by 25 per cent across Europe by 2035, according to European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides.
The commissioner was talking in a webinar ...
Bases donate over €48,000 to cancer charities
Two cheques totalling €48,119 were on Tuesday presented to the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Association and the One Dream, One Wish charity organisation, by Bases Administrator Major General Rob Thomson.
The money, which ...
Cancer survivor cycles to parliament to call for Paphos oncology centre
A Paphos based cyclist and cancer survivor set off on Thursday morning on a cycle ride to Parliament in Nicosia to highlight the urgent need to establish an oncology centre ...
Cyprus has one of highest survival rates for childhood cancer
Cyprus has one of the highest survival rates for pediatric cancer in the world, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday as International Childhood Cancer Day is marked globally on ...
Civil society crucial in fight against cancer say NGOs
World Cancer Day aims to remind everyone of the power of cooperation and civil society, the office of the commissioner for volunteerism and NGOs said on Wednesday on the occasion ...