GENEVA,19 DECEMBER 2019 -More women could soon have access to an affordable version of an expensive life-saving breast cancer treatment, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. The UN health agency has prequalified the biosimilar version of the medicine trastuzumab, which has shown high efficacy in curing early stage breast cancer and, in some […]
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Cancer, a growing crisis in Palau
Cancer growth in Palau has been increasing alarmingly every year, according to data from Palau National Health Insurance (NHI) of the last three years. Cancer cases of the last 3 years alone have cost the Republic 49 lives and over $1.6 million dollars and the trend is not slowing down. Data shows cancer cases sent […]
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September to be ‘Cancer Awareness’ month for Palau
As cancer remains continues to be the top three leading causes of death in Palau, the month of September has been declared as cancer awareness month by President Remengesau. World Cancer Day is observed on February 4 with ‘I am and I will’ as a theme, this theme will be adopted by Palau for the […]