#Cancer

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’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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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’ ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

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, “...

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. Published in Volume 74 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...