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Dalal Abu Hamam, centre, with Nesreen Hassan, left, and Fadwa Hussein at the Friends of Cancer Patients in Sharjah. Leslie Pableo for The National

UAE's cancer survivor mothers urge others not to give up hope

UAEFebruary 04, 2023

A scientist loads Cas9 protein and PCSK9 sgRNA molecules into a pipette at a laboratory in Shenzhen, China. Researchers in the US are studying how Crispr molecular scissors could be used to fight cancer. AP

From crude surgery to gene editing: how cancer treatments have evolved

HealthFebruary 04, 2023

About four in 10 cancer cases are preventable, a cancer charity has said. PA

Rising cancer diagnoses could 'overwhelm' UK's NHS

HealthFebruary 03, 2023

The cost of treating cancer remains far too high for much of the world's population. Photo: Press Association

Early detection can supplant need for costly cancer drugs, experts say

HealthJanuary 31, 2023

Nazia, 8, donated bone marrow to her nine-month-old baby sister Afeefa. Photo: Burjeel Medical City

Baby girl receives bone marrow from sister, 8, in Abu Dhabi

UAEJanuary 28, 2023

An intern at the Hampton University Cancer Research Centre in Virginia, the US, examines cancer cells. AP

Cancer cells can change size to evade treatment, say scientists

HealthJanuary 25, 2023

Researchers believe ants can discern the scent of cancer in urine. PA

How ants could help detect cancer in humans

HealthJanuary 25, 2023

Sharjah breast cancer awareness campaign Pink Caravan is offering free consultations, mammograms and ultrasound screenings across the UAE. Photo: Friends of Cancer Patients in Sharjah.

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Where to get free breast cancer screening in the UAE

UAEJanuary 20, 2023

The president's physician said doctors removed two cancerous lesions from US first lady Jill Biden, one above her right eye and another on her chest. AP

US first lady Jill Biden has surgery to remove cancerous lesion

USJanuary 11, 2023

A proton beam scanner at University College Hospital in London. The trial will compare the therapy – which can target radiotherapy beams more precisely – with standard radiotherapy. Getty

UK trials proton beam therapy for breast cancer patients

HealthJanuary 09, 2023

Martina Navratilova's cancer was discovered in early November during the Women's Tennis Association finals, when she noticed a swelling in her neck. Reuters

Martina Navratilova diagnosed with cancer

WorldJanuary 02, 2023

Emirati cancer survivor, Sumaia Saif Alkaabi. Victor Besa / The National

Cancer survivor gives hope to others battling the disease

UAEDecember 29, 2022

Dr Saverio Tardito, of the UK's Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, whose team have discovered a metabolite not identified in mammals before. PA

Scientists discover substance that could lead to urine test for cancer

UKDecember 23, 2022

The Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt, better known as 57357, is threatened with closure. AFP

Egypt children's cancer hospital could close as donations drop

EgyptDecember 21, 2022

Jane Fonda announced in September that she had been diagnosed with a treatable form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. AFP

Jane Fonda says her cancer is in remission

Film & TVDecember 17, 2022

When combined with another anti-cancer drug, personalised RNA vaccine led to a 44 per cent reduction in the risk of recurrence or death compared to using the drug alone, clinical trials show. PA

How mRNA vaccines could help fight diseases other than Covid in future

WorldDecember 15, 2022

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