ARS Algarve warns of breast cancer screening scammers
Scammers are asking for personal information and “photos of breasts” The Algarve Health Authority (ARS Algarve) has issued a warning about fraudulent phone calls relating to fake breast cancer screenings.
Teenage girl becomes first child in Portugal to receive ‘innovative new therapy for leukemia
A 13-year-old girl has become the first child in Portugal to receive ‘innovative new immunotherapy’ for leukemia. The treatment, costing a reported €350,000, involves modifying cells and reintroducing them to
HPA Group unveils pioneering prostate cancer treatment
The HPA Health Group has unveiled a “pioneering prostate cancer treatment” which uses a “minimally invasive” surgical technique that offers patients a procedure without incisions, scars, blood loss and radiation.
“Prevent it like a gentleman” screening campaign returns to MAR Shopping Algarve
The annual campaign returns between May 6 and 21 to help prevent prostate cancer and male mental health issues. MAR Shopping Algarve in Loulé is promoting the sixth edition of
University of the Algarve researchers discover breast cancer biomarker
The UAlg researchers studied the methylation of a specific region of the TERT gene responsible for cancer cell renewal. A research team from the Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute (ABC-Ri)
New cases of cancer in Portugal correspond to ⅔ of annual births
Cancers are main cause of premature death in Portugal World Cancer Day has seen Portugal’s deputy director general of Health stress that the roughly 60,000 new cases of cancer discovered
Researchers find way to reduce cancer drug dose by 50%, maintaining same results
“Over 90%” of deaths from cancers are due to resistance to available therapies” Researchers at the Institute for Health Research and Innovation at the University of Porto (i3S) have discovered
Algarve cancer patients sent to Spain “solely for economic reasons”
Algarve Oncology Association speaks out during parliamentary commission Cancer patients from the Algarve are being sent for radiosurgery treatments to Seville, Spain “solely for economic reasons” and “not because there
New cancer screening pilot projects scheduled for 2023
Health minister promises lung, prostate and stomach cancer programmes Health Minister Manuel Pizarro has announced the expansion of Portugal’s cancer screening programme to include lung, prostate and stomach testing, which
Algarve cancer patients say ‘no’ to being treated in Spain
Movement of cancer patients vow to hold vigils outside Algarve town halls The administration board of the Algarve University Hospital Centre (CHUA) is in the hot seat again following its