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Reyna Mehta, an Indian pupil in Dubai, dances with cancer survivors at the Al Jalila Foundation. Photo: Chandan Sojitra

Dubai schoolgirl shares love of dance to raise Dh63,000 for breast cancer fight

UAEJanuary 03, 2025

A study found that patients who drank more than four cups of coffee a day were 17 per cent less likely to develop head and neck cancers. AFP

Cancer study hints at lower risk for tea and coffee drinkers

HealthDecember 23, 2024

A test tube containing a blood sample. Abu Dhabi has introduced a liquid biopsy to encourage more patients to get checked for colon cancer. Photo: PA

Abu Dhabi's new colon cancer blood test aims to boost early detection rates

UAEDecember 15, 2024

Amanda and Neil Anderson say their health insurance renewals soared after treatment for breast cancer and thrombosis. Photo: Neil Anderson

Dubai authorities urge residents to report inflated health insurance policy prices

UAEDecember 11, 2024

Cancer-causing gut bacteria could be attacked using vaccines or probiotic drugs, scientists say. PA

E. coli vaccines could cut risk of cancer

HealthDecember 04, 2024

The flight from Israel's Ramon Airport landed in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday evening. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE evacuates 210 patients and relatives from Gaza

UAENovember 06, 2024

Researchers created digital twins of cancer patients, allowing them to predict how their tumours respond to treatments. PA

'Digital twins' of cancer patients created to test treatments

HealthOctober 25, 2024

Palestinian children suffering with cancer wait to board a bus at Al Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, to receive treatment in Jordan.

AFP / Getty / Nick Donaldson

Stop making refugees wait for cancer care

CommentOctober 18, 2024

Novel CAR T-cell therapies offering bespoke treatments are some of the most expensive to produce and deliver, making them out of reach for the majority of patients. AFP

US company aims to slash cost of cancer drugs priced at more than $1 million

HealthOctober 12, 2024

A doctor carries out a mammogram examination used to detect breast cancer. Getty Images

NYU Abu Dhabi develops new nanotech to fight breast cancer

UAEOctober 09, 2024

A new AI-assisted blood test could eliminate the need for costly cancer procedures easing the burden on Britain's NHS. PA

Britain pioneers AI-powered blood test to detect 12 early-stage cancers

HealthOctober 07, 2024

Sharjah’s breast cancer awareness campaign, known as the Pink Caravan, is offering free consultations, mammograms and ultrasound screenings across the UAE. Courtesy Friends of Cancer Patients in Sharjah

UAE hospitals report huge increase in women coming forward for cancer screenings

UAEOctober 06, 2024

Researchers into antibiotic resistance at work at the Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages in Tbilisi, Georgia. AFP

Antibiotic resistance threatens chemotherapy's power against cancer

HealthSeptember 21, 2024

Taxes on cigarettes were raised in Nepal as part of a bid to reduce the number of smokers. AFP

How Sri Lanka and Nepal are stubbing out cigarettes to cut cancer rates

HealthSeptember 20, 2024

Qamar Abu-Zour, a Palestinian mother from Gaza, who is suffering from cancer, holds her four-year-old son at the Augusta Victoria Hospital in October last year. AFP

Plea for solidarity fund to support Gaza's ailing cancer patients

UAESeptember 18, 2024

People receive chemotherapy for cancer, provided free of charge at hospital run by the Syrian American Medical Society Foundation, in Idlib, Syria. EPA

Cancer patients fleeing war zones deprived of crucial support

HealthSeptember 17, 2024

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