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UAE doctors remove whopping 5kg cancerous tumor from man’s buttock
Doctors in the UAE have removed a whopping cancerous tumor weighing five kilograms from an Indian expatriate’s buttocks.Specialists at Abu Dhabi’s ... Gulf -
Cancer will cost the world $25 trillion over next 30 years: Report
The total cost of cancer to the global economy will reach 25.2 trillion international dollars between 2020 and 2050, according to a recent report ... World News -
US ‘Pentagon Papers’ whistleblower diagnosed with cancer
Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the “Pentagon Papers” about the Vietnam War and exposed years of related US government lies, said on ... World News -
Are gel manicures safe? UAE doctors urge caution after study finds cancer risk
UAE doctors have warned of the harmful side effects of widely used UV nail dryers after a new study claimed the devices could damage DNA and cause ... Gulf -
Gilead drug Trodelvy modestly delays breast cancer progression in late-stage trial
Gilead Sciences Inc’s Trodelvy extended by 1.5 months, or 34 percent, the length of time women with advanced stages of a common type of breast cancer ... Healthy Living -
Alcohol consumption linked to more than 740,000 new cancer cases in 2020: Study
Four percent of newly diagnosed cancer cases in 2020 – equating to more than 740,000 cases – is associated with drinking alcohol, according to a new ... World News -
‘Alarming’ number of young people in UAE, Saudi Arabia diagnosed with cancer: Study
Young people across the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than in countries such as the ... Gulf -
Cleveland Clinic has treated over 6,000 cancer patients in Abu Dhabi: CEO
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has treated over 6,000 cancer patients, Dr. Rakesh Suri, the CEO of the clinic told Al Arabiya English on Wednesday. The ... Economy -
Study finds Google system could improve breast cancer detection
A Google artificial intelligence system proved as good as expert radiologists at predicting which women would develop breast cancer based on screening ... Technology -
Heat-cam exhibit alerts tourist to breast cancer
A tourist discovered she had breast cancer after an interactive heat-cam exhibit revealed a tumor during a family trip to a museum in Edinburgh. Bal ... Variety -
92 pct of HPV-caused cancers preventable with vaccine: Health Authority
An estimated 92 percent of cancers caused by HPV could be prevented through vaccination, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said ... Healthy Living -
African Union first ladies want to tax alcohol, tobacco to tackle cancer
First ladies attending the African Union summit in Niger on Saturday called for a rise in taxes for cancer-causing products such as tobacco and ... Healthy Living -
US aims to help more cancer patients try experimental drugs
US drug regulators are launching a project aimed at giving more cancer patients a chance to try treatments that are not yet on the market but that ... Healthy Living -
Immunotherapy boosts survival outlook for lung cancer patients
An immunotherapy treatment helped significantly boost survival rates among patients suffering from advanced lung cancer, according to the results of a ... Healthy Living -
Wind turbines cause cancer? Trump’s theory whips up storm
President Donald Trump has never been shy of sharing his dislike of wind turbines. But by suggesting this week that their noise could cause cancer, he ... Healthy Living -
Soccer team gives hope to young cancer patients in Gaza
Fourteen-year-old Moatasem al-Nabeeh suffers from a brain tumor. A new youth soccer team set up in Gaza for young Palestinian cancer patients has ... Sports -
Groundbreaking research by Emirati girl uses saffron to treat cancer
The treatment of liver cancer through the golden spice of saffron has been proved to be effective, according to researchers and students at the United ... Healthy Living -
Saudi woman’s initiative in Dhahran brings joy to children with cancer
Aisha Monkari, a Saudi woman from the city of Dhahran east of Saudi Arabia, has taken the initiative to plan programs to entertain children with ... Variety -
Is cancer on the edge of defeat? New $400,000 drug targets cancer mutation
A new drug marks pivotal findings in the study of oncology. While cancer today is treated on an organ -based manner, new medicines target the cancer ... Healthy Living -
Women cancer patients learn makeup tips in new Egypt workshop
When cancer patient Merhan Khalil had a bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy in 2012, her hair started to fall out in the shower. On Saturday she ... Healthy Living -
Sports for Life: 100 Saudi women support cancer patients with community event
100 Saudi women have participated in a social initiative to support cancer patients under the slogan “Sports for Life” aimed at spreading ... Sports -
Saudi cancer patient continues to paint despite intensive chemotherapy
Intensive chemotherapy, breathing problems and physical pains did not prevent 20-year-old Saif al-Dossari from spreading his wings.An avid painter, he ... Art and culture -
New drug shown to delay spread of prostate cancer
German drug maker Bayer and Finland’s Orion said on Wednesday a study showed a prostate cancer drug they are jointly developing can delay the ... Healthy Living -
Moroccan widow turns her home into a shelter for cancer patients
A Moroccan widow has turned her home in the capital Rabat into a shelter for cancer patients, after realizing how many people were forced to abandon ... Features -
IN PICTURES: Young Saudi women turn to yoga in support of cancer survivors
In an effort to support cancer survivors especially patients who went through the pain and treatment of breast cancer, a group of young Saudi women ... Healthy Living -
James Allison, Tasuku Honjo win Nobel for cancer research
Researchers from the United States and Japan won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that help the body marshal its cellular troops ... Healthy Living -
Cancer survivor Elissa tweets in support of Lebanese beauty runner-up
Lebanese singer Elissa on Saturday tweeted in support of a young cancer patient called Michelle Hajal. Elissa posted on her twitter account saying: ... Variety -
This Dubai man’s final wish before removing his stomach was to eat biryani
A man who was diagnosed with stomach cancer in Dubai which caused doctors to have no choice but to remove the entire organ asked for one thing before ... Variety -
How yoga became a tool to beat cancer for Saudi Arabia’s Nouf Marwaai
Nouf Marwaai prefers to call yoga a “wellness sport”. Saudi Arabia’s first woman yoga master was awarded India’s civilian ... Healthy Living -
Lebanese TV station report claims Syrian refugees contribute to spread of cancer
A report published by the website of local Lebanese television station MTV titled “Cancer sweeps Lebanon: Two reasons contribute to its ... Middle East