Early breast cancer detection leads to immediate treatment and a significantly lower cost of medical expenses, breast cancer advocates said in Kapihan sa Manila Bay media forum on Wednesday, April 19. Kasuso Philippines Foundation for Breast Care Inc. Trustee/Volunteer Aileen Antolin noted that...
(Photo courtesy: Unsplash) Women who have not given birth are more prone to have breast cancer, a specialist from the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) said on Wednesday, April 19. PGH Cancer Institute Chairman Dr. Jorge Ignacio said that this has something to do with “estrogen stimulation.”...
The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to be vigilant when it comes to skin damage caused by constant sun exposure. The public should always take precautions to avoid a sunburn, said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire on Tuesday, April 4. “Yung sunburn, ito po ay form ng...
A recently filed measure in the 19th Congress seeks to establish a P10-billion fund to finance the treatment and care of indigent cancer patients. The measure, House Bill (HB) No.7687, was filed by Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Dutere, Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Yap, and ACT-CIS Party-list...
Health advocates said a huge portion of the country’s cancer burden is preventable, but due to the “inadequate and inaccessible” cancer screenings, the disease remains to be one of the major causes of mortality in the Philippines. Philippine Institute for Development Studies Senior Research...
The government should at least allocate P7 billion to fund the programs for prevention and treatment of cancer, the head of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Cancer Institute said. For this year, the government has allocated P1.06 billion for the National Integrated Cancer Control Program “to...
The chief of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Cancer Institute believes that the approval of new medicines for cancer will speed up with the recent transfer of the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). PGH Cancer Institute Head Dr. Jorge...
Men are also at risk from breast cancer. Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Cancer Institute Chairman Dr. Jorge Ignacio on Thursday, March 23, admitted that there is no sufficient data to thoroughly understand the occurrence of breast cancer among men. “We know too little about the biology of...
An official of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Cancer Institute warned of a possible uptick in advanced cancer cases in the next two to three years. This increase, according to PGH Cancer Institute Chairman Dr. Jorge Ignacio, may be attributed to pandemic-delayed screenings and treatments....
The Las Pi ñas City local government conducted simultaneous youth vaccination drives against cervical cancer on Tuesday, March 14. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the City Health Office (CHO) team, together with Vice-Mayor April Aguilar, held the vaccination at the Talon Uno Elementary School and...
The burden of healthcare is being shouldered by women. This was according to a volunteer-based organization in the Philippines serving indigent Filipino cancer patients and this is their story. Cancer patients at the corner of OPD Building in East Avenue Medical Center (Photo courtesy of PFBCI /...
A ranking House of Representatives member has hailed the quick progress of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) Cancer Center public-private partnership (PPP) project, even as he assured the government’s commitment to the endeavor. AKO BICOL Party-list Rep. Zaldy...
