Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union, in collaboration with BIRDEM General Hospital, organised a breast cancer awareness event with the theme 鈥楽ave the Smile鈥� at TSC auditorium on DU campus in the capital on Tuesday.
Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Medical University Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam at a workshop at the BMU in Dhaka on Monday said that evidence-based medical care practice would reduce the variation in prescriptions and medical costs...
Bank Asia鈥檚 human resources division organised 鈥楤reast Cancer Awareness Programme鈥� as part of the bank鈥檚 ongoing commitment to employee well-being, said a press release...
Physician Habibullah Talukder Ruskin was honoured with the Green Delta鈥揃rac Bank Tara Award in recognition of his outstanding advocacy and contributions to raising cancer awareness in Bangladesh...
THE cells of all living organisms carry within them a microscopic blueprint of life, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA. This genetic material stores and regulates essential information governing cell growth, development, structure, maintenance and disease. Human DNA, comprising around 3.2 billion sequences of four chemical bases 鈥� adenine, guanine, cytosine and...
Experts and public health campaigners at a discussion on Friday urged the government to introduce nationwide cancer screening programmes to reduce preventable deaths, particularly from breast cancer.
The United International University organised a seminar on breast cancer awareness titled From AWARE to EMPOWER and inauguration ceremony of the AI-based preventive and primary healthcare platform 鈥楽uswastha鈥� for UIU family at the UIU in Dhaka on Wednesday...
The ongoing construction of the cancer unit at the Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital is set to be completed in three months, said Sylhet鈥檚 deputy commissioner, Md Sarwar Alam, on Thursday...
The government has approved the plan to construct a 560-bed specialised hospital in Rangpur for treating kidney, cancer and cardiac patients...
The number of people with liver cancer will nearly double worldwide by 2050 unless more is done to address preventable causes such as obesity, alcohol consumption and hepatitis, a study warned Tuesday...
The second shift of radiotherapy service for cancer patients using latest technological treatment methods was launched at the department of clinical oncology of Bangladesh Medical University in Dhaka on Sunday...
Former United States president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an 鈥榓ggressive鈥� form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, and is reviewing treatment options, a statement from his office said on Sunday...
Cancer treatment services through radiotherapy have been resumed at Bangladesh Medical University using the advanced technology device linear accelerator...
The US food and drug administration has approved an at-home cervical cancer screening tool as an alternative to Pap smears by a gynaecologist, the company behind the device said Friday.
As part of observing the month of April as head and neck cancer awareness month, the National Institute of Ear, Nose and Throat in Tejgaon of Dhaka has undertaken various awareness programmes聽for a week.
The World Health Organisation launched on Tuesday a new platform providing cost-free cancer medicines for thousands of children living in low- and middle-income countries, in a bid to improve lagging survival rates.
The World Health Organization on Tuesday launched a new platform providing cost-free cancer medicines for thousands of children living in low- and middle-income countries, in a bid to improve lagging survival rates.
Air pollution is fuelling a rise in the commonest form of lung cancer among non-smokers, hitting women and people in southeast Asia particularly hard, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Cancer is responsible for 11.9 per cent of total annual deaths in the country, a study by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University revealed on Saturday.
Speakers at a seminar stressed creating awareness at grassroots levels to substantially reduce the death rate of women with breast cancer in the country...
Britain鈥檚 head of state King Charles III turns 76 on Thursday, still in the grip of cancer treatment but with his passion for work undimmed by what his son and heir Prince William called a 鈥榖rutal鈥� year...
Praava Health has recently hosted the 鈥楶ink Together鈥� event aimed at raising awareness about breast cancer at Banani in Dhaka.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University vice-chancellor Professor Md Sayedur Rahman at a roundtable in Dhaka said that cancer medicine should be provided free of charge from hospitals as...
The founder and chief coordinator of the Bangladesh Breast Cancer Awareness Forum, professor Habibullah Talukder Ruskin, was awarded the title of 鈥楶ink Man鈥� on Saturday.
Two recent researches found alarming levels of harmful heavy metals such as lead, chromium, and cadmium, which poses significant health risks, including cancer, in common vegetables, along with pesticide residues in various fruits in Bangladesh...
A breast cancer awareness programme was held on Saturday bringing together healthcare professionals, survivors and the female entrepreneur community to spread awareness...
Emranul Huq, managing director and CEO of Dhaka Bank, passed away on Sunday at a hospital in Kolkata after fighting against cancer. He was 61...
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University at a seminar on Tuesday revealed a population-based cancer registry data for the first time to inform the cancer situation in the country...
A Pfizer lung cancer drug has been shown to greatly reduce tumor progression and improve survival outcomes for people in the advanced stages of a rare form of the disease, according to trial results published on Friday...
Public health activists and physicians at a conference on Friday urged the government to create a special fund for cancer prevention and treatment to help poor people to fight the disease...
