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Women, power and cancer in India
There is not a dull moment when Tulasi Singh is around. She makes sure that the women’s hall on the fifth floor of the Gadge Maharaj Dharamshala, a subsidised hostel for cancer patients close to the Tata Memorial Hospital in…
EBCC manifesto urges action to overcome disparities in metastatic breast cancer
All patients with metastatic breast cancer should have equal access to the best treatments and outcomes regardless of where they live in Europe. The EBCC14 manifesto, agreed at the 14th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC) on March 22 in Milan,…
HPV vaccination set to be rolled out across Turkey… with controversial exclusions
Turkey’s minister of health announced on 24th November that the government is planning to start an HPV vaccine rollout. “We will start vaccination with a designated group and gradually expand its scope,” said health minister Fahrettin Koca in a speech at…