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A new AI-assisted blood test could eliminate the need for costly cancer procedures easing the burden on Britain's NHS. PA

Britain pioneers AI-powered blood test to detect 12 early-stage cancers

HealthOctober 07, 2024

Sharjah’s breast cancer awareness campaign, known as the Pink Caravan, is offering free consultations, mammograms and ultrasound screenings across the UAE. Courtesy Friends of Cancer Patients in Sharjah

UAE hospitals report huge increase in women coming forward for cancer screenings

UAEOctober 06, 2024

Researchers into antibiotic resistance at work at the Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages in Tbilisi, Georgia. AFP

Antibiotic resistance threatens chemotherapy's power against cancer

HealthSeptember 21, 2024

Taxes on cigarettes were raised in Nepal as part of a bid to reduce the number of smokers. AFP

How Sri Lanka and Nepal are stubbing out cigarettes to cut cancer rates

HealthSeptember 20, 2024

Qamar Abu-Zour, a Palestinian mother from Gaza, who is suffering from cancer, holds her four-year-old son at the Augusta Victoria Hospital in October last year. AFP

Plea for solidarity fund to support Gaza's ailing cancer patients

UAESeptember 18, 2024

People receive chemotherapy for cancer, provided free of charge at hospital run by the Syrian American Medical Society Foundation, in Idlib, Syria. EPA

Cancer patients fleeing war zones deprived of crucial support

HealthSeptember 17, 2024

Steve Ashby, right, was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer on August 1. Photo: Steve Ashby

Prostate cancer: One man's mission to end the stigma in Dubai

WellbeingSeptember 11, 2024

Princess Kate and Prince William along with Prince George (right), Princess Charlotte (second right) and Prince Louis (left). PA

Princess Kate releases video to mark completion of chemotherapy

UKSeptember 09, 2024

Scientists have discovered a way to make skin transparent using yellow food dye. Photo: US National Science Foundation

Common food dye can make skin 'invisible' in groundbreaking technique

HealthSeptember 05, 2024

A paramedic holds a test tube containing a blood sample. Simon Dawson/PA

It's easy to put off screening for prostate cancer. Health insurers should step in

CommentAugust 30, 2024

Catherine, Princess of Wales, prepares to present the trophy to Carlos Alcaraz of Spain after he defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London on July 14, 2024. AP

Princess Catherine at Wimbledon men’s final in second engagement since cancer diagnosis

UKJuly 14, 2024

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Tolerance and Co-existence, opens the Burjeel Cancer Institute. Photo: Burjeel Medical City

New Abu Dhabi cancer centre to offer free consultations

UAEJuly 05, 2024

Ailis is an innovative breast cancer test backed by artificial intelligence. Photo: Ailis

Radiation-free breast cancer test could have results in 10 minutes

HealthJune 19, 2024

A medium wide-angle view of a woman sitting on the edge of her hospital bed before she goes for some treatment for her breast cancer. Getty Images

UK cancer survival rates trailing decades behind European countries

HealthJune 18, 2024

Changes in dietary habits due to westernisation has been suggested as a cause behind the rise in obesity in the Gulf. PA

Cancers linked to obesity more common in the UAE, study finds

UAEJune 18, 2024

Professor Rabii Madi with the Sonablate machine. Pawan Singh / The National

Prostate cancer-killing ultrasound therapy to be offered in Dubai

HealthJune 11, 2024