cancer
Official: Cancer patients expected to triple in 30 years
Egypt
June 22, 2014
Official: Cancer patients expected to triple in 30 years
There are 1,150 infected with cancerous tumors per million Egyptians, according to statistics of the National Cancer Registry, Amal Ibrahim…
Mostafa el-Sayed to begin cancer treatment using gold
Health & Fitness
September 24, 2013
Mostafa el-Sayed to begin cancer treatment using gold
Egyptian-American chemical physicist Mostafa el-Sayed said that he will begin treating cancer patients with gold nanoparticles for the first time…
Workers, environment bear brunt in Sinai cement trade
Economy
August 7, 2013
Workers, environment bear brunt in Sinai cement trade
It is 3 pm, the time the workers of the Sinai Cement Company set off for home. Some are suffering…
Prosecutor releases child with cancer following 11-day detention
Egypt
February 6, 2013
Prosecutor releases child with cancer following 11-day detention
Alexandria prosecutors ordered the release of Mahmoud Adel, a minor with cancer detained during recent protests, Al Jazeera reported Wednesday.…
A race for the cure: Fight against breast cancer begins with awareness
Health & Fitness
October 29, 2012
A race for the cure: Fight against breast cancer begins with awareness
For the first time in Egypt and the Arab world last Saturday, 40 rowers competed in a race to increase…
Venezuela’s Chavez home in a week facing more cancer therapy
World
March 12, 2012
Venezuela’s Chavez home in a week facing more cancer therapy
CARACAS — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday he will be home from Cuba in a week and start…
Mubarak doctor not informed of transfer to Tora Prison hospital
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Mubarak doctor not informed of transfer to Tora Prison hospital
Former President Hosni Mubarak’s doctor said Tuesday that no one has asked him to submit a report about Mubarak’s state…
Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy
Health & Fitness
January 29, 2012
Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy
A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was…
12-year-old girl who blogged cancer fight has died
World
January 7, 2012
12-year-old girl who blogged cancer fight has died
A Southern California girl who became a recognized face of child cancer with a blog that chronicled her fight against…
Investigations into 28 cases of breast cancer in one village
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Investigations into 28 cases of breast cancer in one village
Red Sea Governor Mahmoud Hafez has decided to form a medical committee to investigate a complaint submitted to him by…