cancer
Greece
New Children's Oncology Center by Mitera Hospital
MITERA Children’s Hospital is launching a new Oncology Center for children and adolescents, and the first Cancer Survivors’ Clinic in Greece.
The Oncology Center will consist of an in-patient unit, a day-care unit and an outpatient clinic and will be...
Culture
Famous Greek Actor Sakis Boulas Passes Away
Sakis Boulas one of the most popular comedians and singers in Greece lost his battle with cancer and died early this morning Friday February 21, at the age of 60, in an Athens clinic where he was hospitalized over...
Greece
Uninsured Patients in Greece Struggle with Cancer
February 4 is World Cancer Day which was founded to raise awareness of cancer, encourage its prevention and treatment, as well as to support cancer patients and their families. But when it comes to Greece, the situation is a...
Greece
Which Greek Regions Are Most Affected by Cancer
It appears that cancer is more common in some areas of Greece compared to others. Drama, Kilkis, Karditsa and Grevena have the highest cancer mortality rates, said pathologist and president of the Greek Scientific Society "Drama against Cancer," Savvas...
Australia
4-Year-Old Greek Boy Returns Home After Treatment
Four-year old Loukas Strouzas returned to Melbourne with his parents after his stay in Texas where he completed radiotherapy treatment.
Greeks from all over the world contributed financially, more than $250,000, for a special radiotherapy which was necessary for the treatment of...
Europe
Greek Scientists Discover a New Gene Responsible for Cancer
Researchers in Britain – including three Greek scientists -- have discovered a new gene that drives the development of tumors in over one percent of all cancer patients. This is the first time that the CUX1 gene has been...
Greece
What Ancient Greek Physicians Knew About Cancer
Cancer, one of the biggest plagues of modern societies, presents a historical record of interest among scientists around the world being a disease that has rapidly spread in the last centuries, but also known to early human civilizations.
Cancer has...
events
Campaign Against Cancer "Pink the Bridge"
A symbolic event entitled "Pink the Bridge" consisting of a passage full of life and hope, is organized by the Association "Alma Zois" of Achaia.
The public announcement says "Come with us to cross the Rio-Antirion Bridge on Sunday October...
Australia
Cancer Counts Greek-Australians As Victims
From 2006-10, cancer took the lives of 2,959 residents of Victoria who were born in Greece, records show, illustrating how deadly the disease is across all ethnic groups.
Most cancers are initially recognized either because of the appearance of signs...
Canada
International Distinction for Greek Scientist in Vancouver
Dr. Zacharoula Nikolakopoulou lives and works in London. However, she is not just a pretty Greek woman working abroad since Mrs Nikolakopoulou won the Top New Investigator Award at the 10th Congress of the International Society for the Study...