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Uruguay to expand coverage for cancer treatments

Published on: September 11, 2024
18:07

Montevideo, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan Government has decided to extend coverage for medicines and treatments for different types of cancer.

Cuba confirms registration of vaccine against lung cancer in Belarus

Published on: July 14, 2024
12:59

Havana, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) The registration in Belarus of the first therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer shows the results that Cuba’s biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector is reaping today, despite the United States blockade, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez stated on Sunday.

WHO succeeds in evacuating children with cancer from Gaza

Published on: June 27, 2024
16:42

Geneva, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) A score of children suffering from cancer managed to leave the Gaza Strip on Thursday through the Kerem Shalom crossing in an operation coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Rapid aging linked to cancer in young people

Published on: April 10, 2024
10:12

Washington, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) Some types of cancer such as lung, gastrointestinal, and uterine cancers that appear more and more frequently in young people could come forth due to accelerated aging in the new generations, it was announced today.

Cancer cases expected to surge to 35 million worldwide by 2050

Published on: April 5, 2024
17:40

Washington, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) The American Cancer Society (ACS) has released Global Cancer Statistics 2022, an update of the organization’s report on global cancer facts and trends.

HeberFeron drug improves life of albinos community in Cuba

Published on: March 18, 2024
10:13

Havana, March 18 (Prensa Latina) The use of the drug HeberFeron improves the quality of life of the albinos community in Cuba, the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) announced today.

Guatemalan Congress passes Cancer Care Law

Published on: March 9, 2024
00:30

Guatemala, Mar 9 (Prensa Latina) A specialized hospital, preventive medical actions and early detection are part of the benefits of the Comprehensive Cancer Care Law, approved by the Congress (unicameral) of Guatemala.

US blockade against Cuba impacts children’s cancer treatments

Published on: February 21, 2024
11:08

Havana, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) The United States blockade against Cuba limits access to medicines and cutting-edge medical technologies for the treatment of children's cancer, the first cause of death today among Cuban children aged one to four years old.

Exercise can help ease pain for people with cancer – Study

Published on: February 16, 2024
18:16

Washington, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) Engaging in intense exercise might not be the first thing that people fighting cancer think to do, but a new studyTrusted Source reports that a workout can help ease cancer-related pain.

Movements urge for much fairer childhood cancer treatment

Published on: February 15, 2024
17:09

Geneva, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) As the International Childhood Cancer Day is celebrated on Thursday, international movements made up mostly of sick children’s parents stress the need for a fairer access to treatment and care for their children suffering from this disease.

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