Billionaire Buffett cancer treatment over: report
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has completed radiation treatment for prostate cancer, according to a newspaper owned by the larger-than-life financier.
Ground Zero cancer victims to get compensation
About 50 types of cancer have been added to the list of diseases eligible for coverage in a compensation program for people who became sick after the World Trade Center collapse on September 11, 2001.
Kazakhstan to get 5 regional high-tech radiation oncology centers
5 regional high-tech radiation oncology centers will be created in the existing oncology centers in Almaty, Semey, Karaganda, Aktobe and Astana: Minister.
Sunbed tanning kills 800 in Europe every year: study
Sunbed users run a 20 percent higher risk than non-users of developing skin cancer, according to a report that blamed some 800 melanoma deaths in Europe every year on indoor tanning.
Sally Ride, first US woman in space dead at 61
Sally Ride, the first American woman to journey into space, died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
India clamps down on killer chewing tobacco
Anil Kanade seems almost too stunned to speak about the deadly cancer recently found in his mouth, caused by his addiction to a popular Indian chewing tobacco that doctors say is fuelling an epidemic.
Chavez insists he is 'totally' cancer-free
Firebrand Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez insisted Monday that he is "totally" cancer-free and ready to take on what promises to be a tough re-election battle without "physical restrictions."
More than 80 people develop cancer in Kazakhstan daily
More than 30 thousand people develop different types of cancer in Kazakhstan annually. This makes more than 80 people a day.
Every third woman over 50 years old has breast cancer condition in Astana
1209 patients out of 4000 women who underwent medical examination suffer precancerous lesion or breast cancer in Astana.
Kazakhstan scientists working on "smart bombs" against cancer
Scientists of the genomics laboratory of Nazarbayev University are working on the medicines capable of pinpointly destroying cancer cells.
Cancer tagged one of the main infant mortality causes in Kazakhstan
Around 1,300 children are currently registered in Kazakhstan oncological hospitals.
Kelimbetov is asked to speed up construction of cancer detection Center in Pavlodar
Yerlan Aryn, Governor of Pavlodar oblast, has asked deputy prime-minister to speed up construction of Cancer Detection Center in Pavlodar.