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CAROLIND Graham, chairperson, Jamaica Reach to Recovery, says the organisation was able to assist some 100 women affected by breast cancer with the $3.2 million it raised through various activities last year. “That money was used to help them with ...

Marilyn Williams fought back the tears when she was told that she was the Outstanding Volunteer of the Year, an award that was bestowed on her recently by the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS). “I was so elated, I ...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — More than 100 men came out this month to access free prostate cancer screenings here. The event was a partnership of the Lion’s Club of Mandeville, Jamaica Cancer Society, Guardian Group, Villa Medical Centre, and Impact Trading. ...

As we approach another major cancer awareness month, we are once again reminded of just how much the donations our supporters make help to improve the lives of so many Jamaicans. Our mission is to eliminate cancer as a major ...

The Jamaica Cancer Society on Friday had free prostate cancer screening for the first 100 men who showed up at its annual initiative to raise awareness and increase prostate cancer screening, especially among men who fear the process of getting ...

EXECUTIVE Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society Yulit Gordon is calling on the Government to draft a policy which, she believes, would establish a national screening programme to facilitate the early detection of prostate cancer. In fact, Gordon wants the ...

With September being observed as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, President of the Caribbean Urological Association Dr William Aiken is warning men that screening for prostate cancer is the only way to guarantee early detection of the disease. In an interview ...

Cancer of the anus is not a homosexual curse, nor is it an unusual occurrence, experts are informing. Gynae oncologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr Matthew Taylor, said that cancer can develop on any part of ...

W ITH benefits such as minimal pain, reduced blood loss, smaller scars, and shorter hospital stays, a local doctor is offering laparoscopic radical prostatectomy as a surgical option for men with localised prostate cancer in Jamaica. Traditionally, open radical prostatectomy or ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — In observance of World Cancer Awareness Day on Friday the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) will be coordinating a number of activities with the key focus being on screenings. Executive Director of the JCS, Yulit Gordon, outlined ...