T. I Ahmadiyya Senior High School has emerged winners of the first ever Breast Cancer Quiz competition with 107 points, beating closest contender KNUST SHS, who had 96 points. Kumasi Girls SHS placed third with 90 points. As a result, T. I Ahmadiyya SHS gets GH¢ 500, a set of computer and books while first … Read more
Health Minister Dr. Kwaku Agyeman Manu says the government hopes to find resources for the National Health Insurance Scheme to cover treatment for other forms of cancer, particularly prostrate and child cancers. The National Health Insurance Scheme currently covers only breast and cervical cancers. “Prostate and child cancer treatment will be covered by the National … Read more
As the world marked World Cancer Day on February 4, 2018, Dr Kwabena Twum-Nuamah, a legislator, has called for the strengthening of early diagnosis at all levels of the health system to reduce the burden of all types of the disease. He identified cervical cancer as a leading cause of cancer related deaths among women … Read more
The Union for International Cancer Control, a body spearheading the fight against cancer, has selected Kumasi to be part of the ‘City Cancer Challenge [cican]2025’’ project. This recognition makes Kumasi the first African city and fourth in the world to become part of the project, which aims at increasing access to quality cancer treatment. At … Read more
In taking her fight against cancer to a whole new level, the First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has pledged to mobilise resources to build a cancer treatment centre in Ghana. Recall that Rebecca Akufo-Addo is currently building a Cancer Children Hostel at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra. According to Mrs. Akufo-Addo, the cancer treatment centre … Read more
The First Lady , Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has pledged to mobilise resources to build a cancer treatment centre in Ghana. This, she said, would be done with support from the Forum of African First Ladies Against Cancers. The First Lady made the pledge when she accepted a challenge by OAFLA to members to build a … Read more
Whether taken wholesome or juiced, carrot health benefits can never be overemphasized! A lot of people have come to understand the health benefits of making fruits and vegetables an indispensable part of their diet. However, having a general knowledge that fruits and vegetables are good for the body is quite different from specifically knowing what each one … Read more
An advisory panel on Wednesday unanimously urged the US Food and Drug Administration to approve a cutting-edge cancer therapy that genetically alters a patient’s own immune system to attack leukemia. The treatment known as CTL019 was developed by lead researcher Carl June at the University of Pennsylvania and licensed to Novartis as a treatment for … Read more
Life- saving assorted medications valued at $4.3 Million have been distributed to more than twenty health Institutions across the country, the fourth successive act of charity since January 2017, by leading anti breast cancer campaigner, Breast Care International (BCI) and their US- based Partner, Direct Relief. The latest donation done at the premises of the … Read more
Mr Prince Rockson, the National President of the Ghana Society of Radiographers (GSR), said wrong usage of radiation on the body could cause cancer and that some cancers being suffered by individuals could have been caused by quack radiographers. He, therefore, called on the Allied Health Professions Council and the Nuclear Regulatory Authority to rid … Read more
Mr Prince Rockson, the National President of the Ghana Society of Radiographers (GSR), said wrong usage of radiation on the body could cause cancer and that some cancers being suffered by individuals could have been caused by quack radiographers. He, therefore, called on the Allied Health Professions Council and the Nuclear Regulatory Authority to rid … Read more
South Africa’s competition commission said Tuesday it had launched investigations into pharmaceutical giants Roche, Pfizer and Aspen for suspected overpricing of cancer drugs. The commission said it had initiated probes into US firms Roche and Pfizer for suspected “excessive pricing” of breast and lung cancer medication, respectively. “The commission has reason to believe that Roche … Read more
You don’t have to be diagnosed as obese to be at risk of dying from illnesses related to excess weight, a global study suggests. Of the 4 million deaths attributed to being overweight in 2015, nearly 40% were not considered clinically obese. The study found more than 2 billion children and adults suffered from health … Read more
One of the largest clinical trials for prostate cancer has given “powerful results”, say UK researchers. A drug for treating prostate cancer that has spread was found to save lives when offered earlier, a study found. The trial looked at abiraterone as an additional treatment in patients with prostate cancer who were about to start … Read more
An experimental cancer medicine called larotrectinib has shown promise treating a diverse range of cancers in people young and old, researchers said at a major cancer conference in the United States. The treatment targets a genetic abnormality which is often found in rare cancers — including salivary gland cancer, juvenile breast cancer, and a soft … Read more
So-called “light” cigarettes with holes in the filter could be the reason why a specific kind of lung cancer has been on the rise in recent decades, researchers said Monday. Adenocarcinoma is the most common form of lung cancer and occurs deep in the lungs. While other kinds of lung cancer have declined along with … Read more
Neither Canada nor Japan cracked the top 10, and the United States finished a dismal 35th, according to a much anticipated ranking of healthcare quality in 195 countries, released Friday. Among nations with more than a million souls, top honours for 2015 went to Switzerland, followed by Sweden and Norway, though the healthcare gold standard … Read more
CANCER Voices Gh, a registered cancer group, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to save the nation from cancers and their related complications. Making their case during this year’s May Day celebration, President of Cancer Voices Gh, Dr. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu, stated that the National Cancer Foundation must do more to save lives. … Read more
CANCER Voices Gh, a registered cancer group, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to save the nation from cancers and their related complications. Making their case during this year’s May Day celebration, President of Cancer Voices Gh, Dr. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu, stated that the National Cancer Foundation must do more to save lives. … Read more
African-Americans have made gains in life expectancy but major disparities remain in the United States, where blacks can expect to live about four years fewer than whites, US researchers said Tuesday. In the past two decades, the gap in death rates between blacks and whites narrowed dramatically — going from 33 percent in 1999 to … Read more