From the presentation of Singapore-based health economist Chris L. Hardesty SINGAPORE—A health economist said on Tuesday, Sept. 12, that early lung cancer screening of the current generation's at-risk populations will enable the Philippines to save about US$22 million. In a media briefing on the...
Japanese Ambassador to Manila Koshikawa Kazuhiko and the Delegation of the European Union in the Philippines sent their condolences to the family of the late former senator Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon, who died on June 12 after an almost year-long battle with lung cancer. Former senator Rodolfo Biazon...
AstraZeneca Philippines is creating a network of lifesavers, after initiating several collaborations to increase disease awareness and management. Recently, AstraZeneca Philippines entered a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Cancer Coalition of the Philippines (CCPH), and the Philippine...
Lung cancer is the second-most prevalent cancer in the Philippines, bringing about nearly 17,000 fatalities among Filipinos in 2020. This is likely due to the very large smoking population - 28% or 17.3 million Filipinos over 15 years old are smokers. According to the Philippine Cancer Society,...
NO SMOKING (PIXABAY) A doctor from the Lung Center of the Philippines reminded cigarette and vape users that quitting such habits is an important way to protect their lung health and avoid diseases. “Prevention pa rin, kaya talagang isinusulong din po natin iyong huwag magsisigarilyo ang ating...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US doctors announced Thursday they had successfully performed a double lung transplant on a patient with terminal lung cancer, giving new hope to others who also are in advanced stages of the deadly disease. Albert Khoury, a 54-year-old non-smoker, underwent a...
Health workers from the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) staged a protest on Monday, March 21, to call for a salary increase the release of "long overdue" unpaid benefits. (Photo from AHW) Eleazar Sobinsky, President of LCP Employees Association-Alliance of Health Workers said health workers...
At least 85 percent of patients in the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) are unvaccinated, a physician from the hospital said Tuesday, Jan. 4. (Photo from Lung Center of the Philippines) In an interview with TeleRadyo, Dr. Norberto Francisco, a pulmonary medicine specialist, said a steady rise...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) fielded eight military nurses to the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City on Monday, Oct. 11, to augment its workforce while dealing with a recent spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) deploys...
Four specialty hospitals put up by government in Quezon City will suffer nearly P1 billion total cuts in their 2022 budget amid the continued onslaught of the COVID-19. Hospital scene COVID-19 QC Second District Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo lamented the government decision to slash the 2022...
The Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) is struggling from manpower shortage after some of its health workers tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Facebook/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a DZMM Teleradyo interview on Tuesday, Sept. 21, LCP spokesperson Dr. Norberto Francisco...
Ninety-seven percent of Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) intensive care unit (ICU) beds were in use, its spokesperson said Tuesday, Aug. 31 as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to soar. (Facebook/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an interview with CNN Philippines, LCP spokesperson Dr....
