cancer
Diaspora
Greek-American Vivian Panou Passes Away
Vivian Panou, a passionate member of the Greek-American community, has lost her 5-year battle with cancer and passed away on August 24.
Greek News
Cancer-Curing Water: the Scam that Fooled Thousands of Greeks
It was the beginning of 1976 when a lawyer called Giorgos Kamateros claimed that he had discovered the cure for cancer in the miracle water of a spring located in his hometown on the Greek island of Kos.
The 36-year-old...
Medicine
Cancer Drug Trial Sees Tumors Disappear in All Patients
A new cancer drug called dostarlimab is giving hope for beating rectal and possibly other forms of cancer after a trial resulted in the disappearance of tumors in all fourteen patients.
Researchers in the field of colorectal cancer are hailing...
Medicine
Cancer Has a Smell — and Technology May Soon Be Able to Sniff It Out
Throughout our homes, we have electronics that can hear and see us, but we don't yet have technology that can smell. However, even this may be changing. And what if we could detect cancer by smelling it? The science...
Europe
Childhood Cancer Day: European Parliament Adopts Plan to Tackle Disease
On International Childhood Cancer Day (ICDC), February 15, the European Parliament is set to approve a landmark report to tackle risk factors, improve cancer care and increase research cooperation and funding.
ICCD is a global collaborative campaign to raise awareness...
Greek News
Prominent Greek Politician Dora Bakoyannis Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
Greek politician Dora Bakoyannis revealed on Monday that she has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the white blood cells, but she declares that she intends to keep on working.
Bakoyannis, the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs...
Greek News
Greek Socialist Leader Hospitalized, Withdraws from Leadership Race
Fofi Gennimata, the leader of the socialist party PASOK and the center-left coalition Movement for Change announced on Tuesday she is withdrawing from the race to elect a new leader for the party in December after she was hospitalized.
Gennimata...
Business
Moderna to Use mRNA Technology Against Flu, HIV, and Cancer
Moderna will weaponize the same mRNA technology it used in its coronavirus vaccine against HIV, the flu and even cancer.
Celebrities
Maria Menounos Opens Up About the Death of Her Mom
Maria Menounos spoke publicly about her mom's passing due to brain cancer on a podcast episode on Thursday.
Diaspora
Greek Scientists Behind Breakthrough Leukemia Treatment
Two acclaimed Greek scientists are leading the research on a breakthrough drug to treat a rare type of leukemia.