Breast cancer support group launched in Doha

Qatar National Cancer Society (QNCS) chairman Sheikh Khalid bin Jabor al-Thani said at a press conference that the organisation has been working for the last 10 years to set up the group, which would provide support to patients “who are newly diagnosed with the disease".

Breastlight in Boots: A Case Study

Breastlight was launched on Boots.com at the beginning of September 2009 and in-store during October with the help of the Boots Centre for Innovation.

Breastlight: Cancer early warning or false reassurance?

A powerful torch with a bright-red beam, shown to be effective in detecting malignant breast tumours – could be the answer to anyone worried about the effectiveness of self-examination.

Advanced Stage Breast Cancer Burden to Middle East Women

“80 per cent of women who develop breast cancer in the Middle East are found to be at an advanced stage where treatment is much more difficult and the chance of cure is very low,” says Dr Nagi F. Khouri, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology and Oncology and Director of the Division of Breast Imaging at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, USA

Early detection key to tackling breast cancer: Shabana Azmi

Ms. Shabana Azmi, actor and social activist, was the chief guest at the launch of country’s first Mobile Mammography Unit (MMU) in Goa on Tuesday. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, Goa Assembly Speaker Pratapsingh Rane, Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane, Chief Secretary Sanjay Srivastava and Health Secretary Rajiv Verma were present.

Mammography availability linked to breast cancer mortality rate

Breast cancer mortality rates ranged from 34.1 per 100,000 women in counties with no mammography facilities to 27.5 in those with at least one, said Dr. Kandace Klein, a fourth-year radiology resident.

Revealing Facebook posts promote cancer awareness

Facebook took a colorful turn this week, when its female users began posting cryptic status updates.

"Beige," "sexy black and gold," "crimson red," "turquoise," "nude with a lot of padding," read some.