cancer
‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43
World
August 29, 2020
‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chadwick Boseman, who played Black American icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown with searing intensity before…
Egypt’s Military production minister dies after struggle with cancer
Egypt
July 7, 2020
Egypt’s Military production minister dies after struggle with cancer
Egypt’s Minister of Military Production Mohamed al-Assar passed away on Monday after a battle with cancer. On June 26, 2020,…
Cancer now ‘leading cause of death’ in rich countries
Health & Fitness
September 4, 2019
Cancer now ‘leading cause of death’ in rich countries
Cancer has become the leading cause of death in rich nations, overtaking heart disease, according to the results of two…
Can diet help cancer treatment? Study in mice offers clues
World
August 1, 2019
Can diet help cancer treatment? Study in mice offers clues
Diet is already a key part of managing diseases like diabetes and hypertension, but new research adds to a growing…
Tax alcohol, tobacco, to tackle cancer: African Union first ladies
World
July 7, 2019
Tax alcohol, tobacco, to tackle cancer: African Union first ladies
First ladies attending the African Union summit in Niger on Saturday called for a rise in taxes for cancer-causing products…
Number of cancer patients in Egypt expected to increase threefold by 2050: official
Health & Fitness
July 3, 2019
Number of cancer patients in Egypt expected to increase threefold by 2050: official
Egypt is one of the countries in which the number of cancer patients is expected to reach three times the…
Monsanto kept ‘watch lists’ in seven EU countries: Bayer
World
May 21, 2019
Monsanto kept ‘watch lists’ in seven EU countries: Bayer
Bayer’s public relations headaches over its mammoth takeover of Monsanto intensified Tuesday, as a scandal about “watch lists” of pro-…
Monsanto ordered to pay $2 bn in new Roundup trial
World
May 14, 2019
Monsanto ordered to pay $2 bn in new Roundup trial
A jury in California on Monday ordered Bayer-owned Monsanto to pay more than $2 billion damages to a couple that…
Don’t expose babies to electronic screens, says WHO
World
April 25, 2019
Don’t expose babies to electronic screens, says WHO
Infants less than a year old should not be exposed to electronic screens, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on…
Prostate cancer death rates stabilizing: study
Health & Fitness
April 3, 2019
Prostate cancer death rates stabilizing: study
Death rates from prostate cancer — the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men — have stabilized or declined in dozens…