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Surviving Childhood Cancer in Uganda: The Dual Battle for Life and Fertility
At 17, Annet Namubiru’s life changed drastically. Then a secondary school student, she began to fall ill without anyone understanding why. “I was at school and started feeling weak and tired,” she recalls. “As you know, when a girl of…
The Other Fight: Confronting Workplace Discrimination Against Cancer Survivors
Workplace discrimination remains one of the most persistent and underrecognized challenges faced by individuals diagnosed with cancer. While advances in treatment have significantly improved survival rates and quality of life, many patients and survivors encounter a different kind of battle…
Shrenik Shah: The Voice That Transcends Sound
“Cancer is like a stallion: either you ride the stallion, or the stallion is going to ride on you.” — Shrenik Shah, Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer Survivor, 6x TEDx Speaker & Global Goodwill Ambassador When I step on the stage,…
Meet the Man Decoding the Origins of Cancer
Many people diagnosed with cancer often wonder what “caused” their disease and whether they could have done anything to prevent it. Typically, the risk of developing cancer is determined by a combination of genetics and environmental exposures, causing errors in…
AI Model Shows Promise in Identifying Breast Cancer Patients Who Can Safely Avoid Sentinel Node Biopsy
An AI model has been trained using mammograms to identify breast cancer patients who could be spared from unnecessary lymph node biopsy procedures. The study, published in NPJ Digital Medicine, 10 July, found that the introduction of the AI model…
AI in Oncology Clinical Decision Support
Imagine an oncologist stepping out of tumor board and into clinic with a complex case at hand. The patient’s tumor has multiple high-risk features, genomic mutations, and borderline indications for therapy. In the past, the doctor might sift through guidelines,…
Factors Contributing to Treatment Abandonment in Pediatric Cancer in Pakistan
In this article, we summarize a study by Junaid Jamshed et al., published in the OncoDaily Medical Journal, which investigates the multifaceted causes of treatment abandonment in pediatric cancer patients at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Title: Identifying the…
Colorectal Cancer in LATAM: Rising Burden, Late Diagnosis and Uneven Access
This article summarises a recent OncoDaily Medical Journal report on Mexico’s GI-oncology landscape, covering epidemiology, health-system structure, treatment availability, specialist training, and near-term opportunities. Title: Colorectal Cancer in Latin America: Quick CommentAuthors: Veronica Salais Michaus, Erika Ruiz-GarciaDOI: 10.69690/ODMJ-018-0425-4320 Colorectal cancer…
Survival Outcomes of Wilms’ Tumour at a Single Tertiary Centre over 15 Years
This piece is part of a new series featuring summaries from the OncoDaily Medical Journal, highlighting concise, practice-focused insights across cancer research and care. Title: Survival Outcomes of Wilms’ Tumor in Pediatric Patients Treated at KFMC: A Retrospective Study of…
To Stand, To Move, To Live: Musculoskeletal Health as part of the Cancer Journey
At a cancer forum not long ago, after I introduced myself as an orthopaedic surgery resident, someone asked — with genuine curiosity — “But why are you here?” The question stayed with me, because it revealed a paradox: musculoskeletal health…