A gastroenterologist expert emphasized that the issue with colorectal cancer in the Philippines stems from delayed diagnoses, attributed to the lack of a national screening initiative. Photo from Pixabay During the TeleRadyo interview on Saturday, March 9, Philippine and American Board-Certified...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez led on Friday morning, March 8 the groundbreaking of the P3.6-billion Philippine Cancer Center (PCC), a project that struck a chord with him. In his speech at the...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) Former Department of Health (DOH) secretary, House Deputy Majority Leader Rep. Janette Garin says that patrons of intravenous (IV) glutathione or gluta drip are more at risk of skin cancer. In a press conference on...
An additional list of 20 medicines, including those that treat cancer and hypertension, has been granted exemption from the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT). Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. has issued a memorandum that will exempt 12 medicines for cancer, four for...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) Citing the prevalence of breast cancer in the country, House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is aggresively pushing for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) to offer free...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's Office) Speaker Martin Romualdez has praised the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) for moving to significantly increase the benefit package for breast cancer patients, the care of whom is one of...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he is confident that the bill seeking to legalize medical marijuana will benefit more epileptic and cancer patients in the long run once it is passed into law. Ejercito, one of the 13 senators who signed the committee report on Senate Bill No....
Sen. Robinhood Padilla called on doctors to keep an open mind and find alternative cancer treatments. Padilla made the call on Thursday, Feb. 22 to doctors, especially for poor cancer patients who cannot afford the high costs of treatment. "Sana po magkaroon tayo ng mga alternative na...
(Unsplash) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has reiterated the need for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to step up its coverage for more costly ailments such as cancer treatment, heart bypass surgery, and the like. Lee was...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. (Facebook) A vice chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations has credited Speaker Martin Romualdez for the significant increase in the earmarked Cancer...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's Office) The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should offer unlimited coverage for costly medical procedures, such as cancer treatment and heart bypass surgery. Thus, said AGRI...
Financial constraints brought by expensive medication, experts said, are among the primary reasons why Filipino cancer patients continue to struggle to complete their treatment. Photo from Unsplash Recognizing the urgent need to help Filipino cancer patients overcome treatment hurdles brought...
