There's no magic pill to keep you from getting cancer, but you can do some things to lower the risk - like avoiding smoking, eating healthy foods and getting screened for the ... Read more »
Due to the limited availability of screening, laboratories, pathologists, and oncologists, cancers diagnosed in Africa have a much higher mortality rate than in other parts of the ... Read more »
Under the theme "I am and I Will" on this year's World Cancer Day, the World Health Organisation is urging nations to push for innovation on early detection, prevention, treatment ... Read more »
The major contributing factors in these diseases are tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diets, and physical inactivity, according to the World Health Organisation. Read more »
Scientists are increasingly calling for systemic changes to the way food is being produced and consumed, saying industrial farming has led to a food system that contributes to ... Read more »
A study by The Lancet on sustainable food production suggests that if the world's population drastically changed diets, the way the food is produced and sharply cut the amount of ... Read more »
Cricket South Africa together with several sponsors have helped raise nearly U.S.$364,000 for various breast cancer awareness organisations over the past six years. A crowd of over ... Read more »
With noncommunicable diseases burdening many countries across the globe, governments continue to seek solutions and develop plans of action to address the diseases. A delegation ... Read more »
Dr Charles Mwansamb, Chief of Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Population Services, says the country has the highest rate of cervical cancer in the world, and ... Read more »
Doctors in Mauritius can now prescribe physical activity to their patients as a measure to fight NCDs like hypertension and diabetes. Only 23% of the adult population meet the ... Read more »
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