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Africa: On World Day, UN Nuclear Watchdog Urges Better Cancer Detection in Developing World
UN News, 4 February 2013
Early detection and modern treatment methods are crucial in reducing the millions of annual global deaths caused by cancer, the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency… Read more »
UN Leader Calls for Better Cancer Detection
At an event held in Vienna to mark World Cancer Day, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency noted that a shortage of around 5,000 radiotherapy machines in the developing world means millions of Africans have no access to diagnostic services or cancer treatment.
A young cancer patient receives care from a nurse at the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala (file photo).
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16 November 2012
Uganda: Dr. Jackson Orem on Cancer's Hidden Toll
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Dr. Jackson Orem, head of the Uganda Cancer Institute, is trying to shed the myth of cancer as a disease only of affluent nations. see more »
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The Uganda Cancer Institute is the only dedicated cancer treatment facility in a country of 33 million people. As part of a special series produced by Read more »
