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Dubai professor honoured at cancer research awards

Dr Omolaoye's research aims to boost fertility in cancer survivors in UAE and beyond

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Dr Temidayo Omolaoy, Assistant Professor of Physiology at the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences was among a distinguished group of Arab scientists and researchers to be awarded at the 2025 King Hussein Cancer Research Award ceremony.

Pink Caravan lights up Aljada with screenings, smiles

Families, volunteers, and medical teams join hands to promote breast cancer awareness

Pink Caravan unites families in Sharjah with health checks and cultural workshops

First in UAE: Surgeons implant pump to target cancer

Complex HAIP technique cures inoperable liver tumour at Burjeel, Abu Dhabi

Dr Mohammad Adileh leading the complex HAIP surgery.

Abu Dhabi launches new breast cancer awareness campaign

Campaign links daily habits to life-saving action, reminding women to prioritise screening

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Teen cancer warrior, Tik Tok star Zuza Beine dies at 14

This teenager, battling acute leukemia, didn’t give us a carefully curated highlight reels

Zuzu Beine succumbs to myeloid leukemia at 14

Pink Caravan brings breast cancer screenings to offices

Mini Mobile Clinic offers fast, free breast exams – right at your office doorstep

Pink Caravan brings free breast cancer screenings to workplaces this October

Why Mammootty’s health recovery sparked incredible joy

Because when Mammootty is fine, Kerala is fine. He isn’t just an actor now, he's a legend

Mammootty

New cancer plan urged as survival improvements slow

The study measured the survival index for 10.8 million adults diagnosed with cancer

The 10-year survival index improved by four per cent between 2000–01 and 2005–06 and only 1.4 per cent between 2010–11 and 2015–16. Image for illustrative purposes only.

Turning the tide on lung cancer in the Middle East

On Lung Cancer Day, policymakers must translate global commitments into regional solutions

Positive change is happening that has the potential to improve outcomes for lung cancer patients everywhere.

UK warns over sweets linked to cancer risk, DNA damage

Some Jolly Ranchers sweets contain potentially harmful ingredients, food regulator says

Jolly Rancher sweets. Some Jolly Rancher sweets have been found to be unsafe to eat by the UK’s Food Standards Agency.

New drug slows breast cancer growth by 14 months

Treatment, approved for several types of breast cancer, garners $3.8b sales last year

In results reported at the meeting on Monday, patients who got Enhertu in combination with a standard medicine called pertuzumab lived for almost 41 months before their disease spread.

Free cancer, diabetes screenings in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre and Ma’an ink a landmark agreement

The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) and the Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an, Abu Dhabi Government’s official channel to receive social contributions, inked a landmark agreement to jointly launch the initiative.

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