According to a US study, the risk of liver cancer is higher due to the high consumption of soft drinks and other sugary drinks. People who drink at least one non-alcoholic or other sugary drink a day have a 78% higher risk of developing liver cancer than those who drink fewer than three such drinks […]
Tag: oncology
Free Mammography for Women: SMS Sending
From the end of March, the Doxiadis program will be implemented, which will be initiated by the Fofi Gennimata program for the prevention of breast cancer. Doxiadis is an obligation of the Recovery Fund. Women will be notified by SMS in priority order based on age to undergo a CT scan. After passing the diagnosis, […]
Greece, will launch programs for cancer patients, including the National Cancer Registry
On World Cancer Day 2022, the Greek Ministry of Health announced the launch of a series of programs for cancer patients. Among others, these measures include Home Care, modernizing cancer care with technology, and the National Cancer Registry, as Greece is one of the few European countries that does not have one. Ioannis Kotsiopulos, secretary-general […]
Early cancer detection with the Galleri test
The British National Health Service (NHS) today launches the world’s largest blood test, Galleri, from Grail Inc., which can be used to detect more than 50 cancers before symptoms appear. The Galleri test examines the DNA of a patient’s blood to identify the elements that are “responsible” for a predisposition to cancer. Early diagnosis leads […]
Why are smoke particles in the air dangerous?
After a large-scale fire in Varibob, the smallest particles of combustion products are still floating in the atmosphere of the Greek capital. A professor of pulmonology talks about their danger. Speaking on the SKAI TV channel, professor of pulmonology Panayotis Behrakis warned: prolonged inhalation of small particles of smoke, which filled the air after catastrophic […]
A New Approach to Cancer Treatment
Scientists from Switzerland have created a modified virus that causes cancer to kill itself. An innovative drug technology uses a mutated virus to produce and transport anticancer therapeutic agents directly into cancer-affected tissues in the body. Cytokines, antibodies and other substances necessary for treatment are produced by cancer cells and fight the tumor from the […]
Experts warn: no less fierce enemy will replace coronavirus
An outbreak of oncological diseases is predicted by experts. The situation is explained by Mark Lawlor, an oncology specialist at Queens University in Belfast. In the long fight against the coronavirus, all other problems have receded into the background. The European Cancer Organization and the institutions of Brussels warn about the problem of no less […]