The United States Preventive Services Task Force has revised the breast screening guidelines, recommending mammograms for women 50 to 74, every other year. It says women and their doctors should discuss the benefits and risks of mammograms beginning at age 40, but that is no longer recommended.
Twenty-four ex-miners are seeking compensation from Anglo-American after contracting silicosis, an incurable and fatal lung disease.
AIDS activist Nathan Geffen takes on Rian Malan over his claim that there has been 'no massive AIDS- related death surge'.
The Health Department's claim of a massive jump in deaths in 2008 is unlikely, according to experts.
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in South Africa. Many women are unaware that a simple screening test can detect cervical abnormalities early, which could save a life.
DAR ES SALAAM - People living with cancer are dying on the African continent in terrible pain as they present too late with advanced cancers that are mostly incurable by the time they reach a health worker and if they do reach help most of them find that effective pain medication not available.
Drug use in general can be a costly habit. Richard, who recently discovered the highly addictive drug known in the Western Cape as 'tik', has learnt this the hard way.
Lives of AIDS patients in poor countries could be severely compromised if donors and rich nations continue reducing their funding commitments to AIDS programmes.
In a frank admission of the Mbeki government's failure to address HIV/AIDS, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi this week blamed 'denialism' for the 'shocking' increase in the death rate among South Africans. Deaths rose by 182,654 in a single year, from 573,408 in 2007 to 756,062 in 2008. Read his full powerpoint presentation here.
DAR-ES-SALAAM - Taxation is the most powerful weapon governments have at their disposal to control tobacco consumption and ultimately decrease deaths, Dr Yussuf Saloojee of the National Council Against Smoking told the African Organisation for Research & Training in Cancer (AORTIC) conference.
Universal access to antiretrovirals in poor countries is under threat as donors reduce funding for AIDS programmes, warns Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
In South Africa, cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. It kills about 3 400 women every year. The good news is that cervical cancer is preventable and curable if detected early.
DAR-ES-SALAAM ' While several African countries are making progress in implementing smokefree laws, nearly 90 percent of people on the continent remain without meaningful protection from secondhand smoke.
Pat McKenny never considered having a pap smear, in fact the thought of cervical cancer simply never crossed the mother of three's mind.
People with albinism are advised to protect themselves from the sun as they are at most risk of developing skin cancer.
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