In the pink

10/31/2016

TODAY we cap off Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. The point is to aspire to be healthy whatever our age and life stage is. While no one knows the…

Cebuana gets help for cancer treatment

10/20/2016

After her doctor told her she has breast cancer, Jocelyn Palanca fainted. When she regained consciousness, her tears flowed down her cheek. Instead of being bothered by her depressing thoughts, she and her husband immediately prepared all…

The wellness of women

Sofia Aliño Logarta 10/12/2016

Although most women live longer than men, they have many wellness problems. Many women in our society are poor. Due to their poverty as well as gender-related issues, they are malnourished. Most women are overworked, more so…

Breast cancer survivors walk the ramp to spread awareness

10/06/2016

Georgia Solante had the sides of her head shaved when she walked down the staircase of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino grand ballroom. Clad in a pink one-piece pantsuit, she looked like the strong and…

Gone in six months

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/04/2016

The cellsite tower in sitio Calvary Hills, Barangay Apas in Cebu City, which had drawn opposition from some residents there, will be removed six to nine months from now. This development came as the barangay, the homeowners…

Tomas confirms he’s cancer-free in latest exam

Nestle L. Semilla 08/09/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña confirmed that he continues to be cancer-free after his annual medical exam at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houson, Texas. “All clear, no signs of cancer. Pls pass to our staff,…

Oral germs and pancreatic cancer

Dr. Philip S. Chua 08/01/2016

PANCREATIC cancer is one of the deadliest and fastest killers in our society today. Because of the deeper anatomical location of the pancreas, cancer of this organ is most often diagnosed after it has already spread, rendering…

Our weight and premature death

Dr. Philip S. Chua 07/25/2016

A CLINICAL study of 3.9 million adults in 189 countries, published in the medical journal, Lancet, revealed that our risk for illness (like hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases, stroke, Alzheimer’s and cancer) and premature death are impacted by…

Health sec leads groundbreaking for cancer center

Carmel Loise Matus 06/28/2016

Health Secretary Janette Garin led the groundbreaking of the first government-run cancer center in Central Visayas. Garin flew to Cebu on Tuesday afternoon, days before her tenure ends on June 30. The new cancer center will be…

Very hot drinks ‘probably’ cause cancer – UN body

06/16/2016

Paris – Drinking very hot beverages “probably” causes cancer of the esophagus, the UN’s cancer agency said on Wednesday, while lifting suspicion from coffee if consumed at “normal serving temperatures.” “These results suggest that drinking very hot…

Tommy O is fit, says Margot

Nestle L. Semilla 06/05/2016

CEBU City Mayor-elect Tomas Osmeña and his wife Margot, now the city’s acting mayor, are set to leave for the United States of America in August for the annual check up of Tomas, a cancer survivor. Margot…

High school research seeks to fight cancer, reaps int’l recognition

Carmel Loise Matus 05/24/2016

High school student Arianwen Ledesma-Rollan saw how her grandmother waged, and lost, a costly and painful battle against pancreatic cancer. The pain of losing a loved one fueled her search for an inexpensive cure for cancer. She…

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