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I have been following the recent debate regarding provision of mammography screening in Bermuda from my home far afield. As a Bermudian GP with a particular interest in public health, I have practised in the UK, Bermuda and now Australia, and I have ...

A young woman fighting cancer is putting together a fundraiser to help cover medical expenses. Latroya Caines, 26, said she hopes the “talent concert” will not only provide support for herself and two other cancer sufferers, but serve as a celebratio...

Bermuda is now one of more than 20 countries where thousands of people take part in annual Relay For Life events. Organisers and participants in the weekend’s highly successful sponsored walk at the National Sports Centre are to be congratulated for ...

The Relay for Life, an annual 24-hour cancer charity fundraiser marked around the world, has doubled in size since its Bermuda launch in 2014. The relay closed at 6.30pm on Saturday with $451,495 raised for cancer prevention and detection. Founder Ro...

New proposals affecting insurance coverage for mammograms were again defended by Health Minister Jeanne Atherden yesterday. Coverage is to be switched over to the more stringent clinical practices of the United States, according to a new Bill. In ad...

Premier Michael Dunkley has extended his support and appreciation to all those who took part in the Relay For Life. Mr Dunkley, whose wife Pamela was among the thousands of entrants, attended the National Sports Centre on Saturday to thank the volu...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) has thrown its support behind new and tighter guidelines for clinical practice, including government healthcare cover for the mammogram, which screens for breast cancer. Although Minister of Health Jeanne Atherden ha...

The second annual Relay for Life, the world’s largest fundraising event for cancer prevention and detection, is set to go ahead today and tomorrow. Teams will take turns walking laps around a track for 24 hours to raise awareness and funds, some of w...

A couple hit hard by cancer are giving back to the community that helped them through their illnesses. Jenna Martin, 41, spent eight months battling ovarian cancer. Her 36-year-old husband John was diagnosed with a brain tumour only two days after...

As Chrissy Wetherhill takes her first steps at this year’s Relay For Life her thoughts will pass to her mother Flo Brackstone, who died nearly 40 years ago. Mrs Brackstone succumbed to cancer in 1978, but her daughter will be taking part in the secon...

Dear Sir, Is Bermuda experiencing a cancer epidemic? Think of how many people you know who have had cancer diagnosed. Three of my neighbours are suffering. Two of them are young. Why is this happening? I looked on my computer and plugged into Googl...

The Bermuda Cancer and Health Service has partnered with the Bermuda Weather Service to tackle the issue of skin cancer. A spokeswoman for BCHC said that the organisations have worked together to purchase and operate new radiometer equipment capable ...