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"Luncheon to promote awareness of ovarian cancer"

Ovarian Cancer Awareness month culminates with a ‘Mind, Body and Spirit’ luncheon on Sunday to promote awareness on the disease known as the ‘Silent Killer’. Under the theme entitled ‘Break the Silence’ a new advocacy group for Ovarian Cancer awarene...
Sep 26, 2013
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"What it’s like to battle cancer for ten years"

Singer LA Virgil-Maldonado has detailed her ten-year battle with brain cancer and her spiritual journey in a new book. “My Book Is My Story ­– Surrendering My Journey to the Holy Spirit” is written in the form of a stream-of-consciousness journal and...
Aug 29, 2013
Health

"Cancer event hailed a success"

Leading doctors from North America were among the experts that attended the Pink Conference on Breast Cancer, hosted by Bermuda. More than 200 members of the public attended for free, and the event has been hailed a success by Minister of Health and ...
Jul 15, 2013
Health

"Breast cancer conference open to public"

A major international conference on breast cancer that will be open to the public will be held at the Earl Cameron Theatre at City Hall this morning. Dr Francia Arena will be the moderator for the panel discussion which is part of the Pink Conference...
Jul 09, 2013

"Aisha reaches her goal with your help"

Bermudian medical student Aisha Basset has reached her goal and will be able to do a medical internship in Belize thanks to Body & Soul readers. An article earlier this month highlighted Ms Bassett's need for financial aid in order to take advantage...
Apr 30, 2013
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"Shampoo? I don't think I'll need any for a while"

The Royal Gazette's Owain Johnston-Barnes is throwing out the shampoo in his house, as he won't be needing it for awhile. He and two friends, Liz Bradshaw and Tawana Tannock, plan to shave their heads for the annual St Baldrick's cancer fundraising e...
Mar 15, 2013
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"Boosting the odds against cancer"

When Bermuda Cancer and Health Education Officer Rhonda Smith-Simmons talks about the effects of second-hand smoking, she speaks from experience. Both her stepfather and mother were heavy smokers. Through her childhood she struggled with asthma, alle...
Feb 04, 2013
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"Rachael Andrade, tireless breast health campaigner, dies at 51"

Rachael Andrade, a tireless advocate for breast cancer awareness and health education, lost a battle with cancer on Tuesday. The 51-year-old was born in Paisley Scotland. She arrived here in 1991 to work in the maternity ward at King Edward, where s...
Dec 20, 2012

What breast cancer looks like

Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in local women. A woman may feel as a lump in her breast, but modern technology is at the stage where it can be detected much earlier than that. Specialist breast radiologist David Green of the Bermuda Canc...
Oct 30, 2012

"No correlation between breast size and cancer"

Do you have a question about your health or about health in general that you’re either too embarrassed to ask your physician about or that you simply never getting around to getting an answer to? You’ll now have the opportunity to have the issue answ...
Oct 30, 2012

"Experts to speak on advances in breast cancer treatment"

The basic approach to breast cancer treatment 30 years ago was one size fits all. Today, medical experts like Jane Brock are using highly personalised treatments to lengthen the lifespan of patients. The Harvard Medical School assistant professor w...
Oct 24, 2012
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