cancer
1 Apr
Scientists at a recently opened cancer institute at Cambridge University have begun work that is pinpointing changes in cells many years before they develop into tumours. The research should help design radically new ways to treat cancer, they say.
22 Mar
In a heartfelt video message released by Kensington Palace, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, bravely shared her personal battle with cancer. The video, filmed in Windsor, captures Kate’s poise and determination as she addresses the public. Here’s the full transcript of her emotional message: "I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you, personally,…
29 Feb
A University of York student, Charles Henry Johnson, tragically took his own life after mistakenly believing he was suffering from incurable cancer. The 18-year-old computer science student, described as "happy to start university" and achieving top grades in his academic career, was found deceased in his dorm room on September 20th, 2023. According to reports,…
11 Feb
The king of England has cancer; may the cancer be short-lived and may the King live long on the throne of his forbears which he mounted at 75. When the king catches cancer, or when cancer catches the king, the land is in mourning.
6 Feb
King Charles III's estranged son Prince Harry was reportedly flying back to London Tuesday, raising hopes of a family reconciliation after his father's diagnosis of cancer which doctors "caught early".
6 Feb
King Charles III's cancer was caught early, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday, after treatment began for the monarch who is just 18 months into his reign.
6 Feb
Country music legend Toby Keith passed away peacefully yesterday evening surrounded by his family, following a courageous battle with stomach cancer. He was 62 years old. The news, confirmed by a statement on Keith's website and social media stated: "Toby Keith passed peacefully last night on February 5th, surrounded by his family. “He fought his…
4 Feb
Namibia's President Hage Geingob died early Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek, the presidential office said in a statement. He was 82.
4 Feb
With nearly 10 million deaths and nearly 20 million new cases in 2022, cancer remains one of the world's biggest killers, according to a report on Thursday by the World Health Organization.
2 Feb
Global cancer cases are expected to rise by around 77 percent by the middle of the century, UN health authorities said on Thursday.
1 Feb
The Vice-Chancellor of Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba (PAAU), Prof Marietu Ohunene Tenuche, has called on government at all levels to urgently establish mechanism where patients suffering from cancer could receive treatment at subsidised rate as a result of huge capital involvement in handling the ailment. Tenuche, who noted that the treatment of the disease…
22 Jan
In a somber announcement, the King Center revealed on Monday that Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has passed away at the age of 62. Dexter succumbed to prostate cancer at his home in Malibu, California. The news, first reported by @apnews, highlights…
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