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Cancer survivor Okwir Gunya urges people to prioritize health screenings
Okwir Gunya has urged everyone and Lango cultural leaders to take advantage of the Uganda Cancer Institute in Gulu for screenings and treatment.
NCCN joins international meeting to improve cancer care in the MENA region
Two-day symposium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia brings together leading oncology professionals from across the MENA region to review updated cancer treatment recommendations.
Experts convene in Accra for cancer treatment guidelines for Sub-Saharan Africa
The NCCN Harmonized Guidelines for Sub-Saharan Africa are free resources for optimising and standardising cancer care across the region.
Museveni expected to commission a shs40b regional cancer institute in Omoro
The journey to establish the Northern Regional Cancer Centre began in 2017, when the UCI board of directors wrote to the administration of Koro sub-county in Omoro district (then Gulu district) requesting land.
Screening for prostate cancer for men aged 45+ likely to be mandatory
Prostate cancer is still a big burden among men in Uganda with an annual increment rate of 5.2 per cent.
Leaders worried about increasing cancer cases in Madi sub-region
According to the World Cancer Research Fund International report of 2020, there were an estimated 18.1 million cancer cases, 9.3 million cases were among men and 8.5 million among women.