Keywords: Cancer


Pink October: Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort Expands Breast Cancer Awareness and Early Screening Efforts

Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort is reinforcing its commitment to employee well-being through a Pink October initiative focused on breast cancer awareness, preventive healthcare and access to early screening for its female employees. The programme, organized throughout October, combines medical examinations......

Pope Leo XIV’s older brother is receiving treatment for multiple myeloma

Louis Prevost, the 74-year-old older brother of Pope Leo XIV, is receiving treatment for cancer at a hospital in Florida, according to his wife, Deborah Prevost. Speaking to the US television network CBS, she said her husband was being treated for multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer that affects......

WHO launches AI-supported platform to help prevent alcohol-related harm

The World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe has introduced a new digital platform supported by artificial intelligence to help healthcare professionals identify alcohol-related risks at an early stage and strengthen preventive care. The initiative aims to make it easier for medical......

HPV Vaccine: WHO Advisers Explore Earlier Vaccination as Global Coverage Stands at 33%

The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering whether routine human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination could begin as early as ages four to eight in countries where an earlier schedule would help more children receive the vaccine. The proposal forms part of broader efforts to close a substantial gap......

Auto Hall Promotes Breast Cancer Screening Among Female Employees During Pink October in Morocco

Auto Hall Group has stepped up efforts to raise awareness of breast cancer prevention and early detection among its female employees through an information campaign organised as part of Pink October, the annual initiative dedicated to breast cancer awareness. The campaign brought healthcare professionals......

Bayer commits $2.2 billion to new pharmaceutical plant in Ohio

German pharmaceutical and life sciences group Bayer is set to invest $2.2 billion in a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in New Albany, Ohio, strengthening its production capacity in the United States as Washington pushes drugmakers to increase domestic manufacturing. The project represents......

Preventable infections linked to 2.3 million new cancer cases worldwide in 2024

Infections caused an estimated 2.3 million new cancer cases worldwide in 2024, accounting for about 12% of all newly diagnosed cancers, according to a new study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the specialized cancer research agency of the World Health Organization. The findings, published......

New antibodies offer hope for preventing Epstein-Barr virus infection

Scientists in the United States have developed a new group of antibodies that could eventually help prevent infection by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), one of the most widespread viruses affecting humans. EBV is estimated to have infected the vast majority of adults worldwide. In many cases, the initial......

Morocco records new medical milestone in robot-assisted prostate surgery

Morocco has taken another step forward in advanced surgical medicine with the publication of a major study examining the use of robotic technology in prostate cancer surgery. The research, carried out by the Moroccan medical group Oncorad, is being presented as one of the largest studies of its kind......