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Beating cancer among top EU Presidency objectives as Parliament pushes for increased assistance to families
Europe comprises only one eighth of the total world population but has around one quarter of the global total of cancer cases with some 3.7 million new patients per year.…
“We can beat cancer together” – EPP
Cancer kills about 9 million people a year in the world. In the European Union alone, 1.3 million people die of cancer…
Landmark study to transform cancer treatment
More than a thousand scientists have built the most detailed picture of cancer ever in a landmark study. They said cancer was…
EU to launch new plan to fight cancer
To mark World Cancer Day, the European Commission has announced it's to launch a new initiative to fight cancer in the EU…
WHO outlines steps to save 7 million lives from cancer
The World Health Organization (WHO) today spells out the need to step up cancer services in low and middle-income countries. WHO warns…
US Study: 70% of women with early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy after their tumours have been removed.
Some 70 percent of women with early-stage breast cancer and an intermediate risk of cancer recurrence can safely skip chemotherapy after their…