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AMCE Achieves Two Landmark Successes As It Completes Its First Open-Heart Surgery and Delivers West Africa’s First Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (Sbrt) for Lung Cancer

eriinfo.com7 days ago09 mins

Landmark procedure strengthens Africa’s capacity for complex cardiac care, reducing reliance on overseas medical travel Abuja, Nigeria,15th December, 2025 — Only six months since its opening in June this year, the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) in Abuja is redefining top-class medical care in West Africa, achieving two ground-breaking clinical milestones. The world-class tertiary…

King Charles says his cancer treatment to be ‘reduced’

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing King Charles says his cancer treatment to be ‘reduced’ 00:29 UP NEXT Fed chair says buying a home unlikely to become easier soon 00:47 Fired Michigan football coach appears in court 01:10 Reddit sues Australian government over social…

Lab study discovers cancer drug’s unexpected potential to extend lifespan and combat aging

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago05 mins

Scientists have discovered a surprising metabolic mechanism that interacts with a key aging pathway, potentially influencing growth, longevity, and lifespan through both advanced therapeutics and natural metabolites in ways still being explored. PHOTO/Stock. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] Researchers at Queen Mary University of London’s School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences have found that the new TOR inhibitor…

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Africa: World Marks Cervical Cancer Elimination Day As Countries Accelerate Action

eriinfo.com1 month ago09 mins

Today marks the first World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day – mandated by the World Health Assembly – a historic milestone in global efforts to end a preventable cancer. This day of action builds on powerful momentum, with countries and partners uniting to launch ambitious vaccination campaigns, expand screening and treatment services, and accelerate progress toward…

Africa: Cervical Cancer Vaccines Save Over 1 Million Lives in Lower-Income Countries

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Major push by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and lower-income countries to extend access to the HPV vaccine has reached its target ahead of schedule – helping protect an estimated [1] 86 million girls in the world’s highest-risk countries from cervical cancer, and preventing an estimated 1.4 million future deaths By the end of 2025, the…

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Africa: Cervical Cancer Vaccine Push Has Saved 1.4 Million Lives – Gavi

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A three-year campaign to bring vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) to low-income countries has prevented 1.4 million cervical cancer deaths, the vaccine alliance Gavi said Monday. “An estimated 86 million girls are now protected against the leading cause of cervical cancer, thanks to a concerted three-year effort by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and lower-income countries,”…

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Africa: Cancer Drug Quality in Africa Is a Worry – What We Found in a 4-Country Study

eriinfo.com2 months ago010 mins

The number of people receiving treatment for cancer has risen dramatically in the last decade in many African countries. For example, 10 years ago in Ethiopia and Kenya, cancer care was available to only a few thousand patients per year in a few hospitals. Today, over 75,000 people receive cancer treatment each year in each…

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Africa: Covid-19 mRNA Vaccines Could Unlock the Next Revolution in Cancer Treatment – New Research

eriinfo.com2 months ago08 mins

The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study that we and our colleagues published in the journal Nature. While developing mRNA vaccines for patients with brain tumors in 2016, our team, led…

D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B and soul star, dies at 51 after pancreatic cancer diagnosis

eriinfo.com2 months ago02 mins

R&B and soul singer D’Angelo died on Tuesday, leaving behind a “legacy of extraordinarily moving music” following a “prolonged and courageous battle with cancer,” his family said. The influential music star, born Michael D’Angelo Archer, was 51. “The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life,” according to a…

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Africa: Hope in Cancer Fight – Namibian Men Stand to Benefit

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

African men are nearly twice as likely to die from prostate cancer as men of European or Asian descent. This grim reality was highlighted by world-renowned geneticist Prof. Vanessa Hayes during the inaugural Cancer Genomics Conference at the Hilton Hotel last week. Hayes, who holds research affiliations with the University of Sydney, the University of…