The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on cancer prevention and control in Africa, with immediate and anticipated long-term ramifications. The pandemic reached Africa when the continent was already struggling to deal with a growing cancer crisis, epitomized by more than 1 million new cancer cases and ∼700,000 deaths from cancer per year across …

COUNTRIES have re-prioritised budgets, systems and political will to focus on protecting their populations from Covid-19. Unfortunately, this has resulted in trade-offs that have or will likely increase the burden of other diseases on healthcare systems and communities for years to come. Cancer is one of these diseases. Malaysia has made significant progress in providing …

Janice Johnston was misdiagnosed with life-threatening blood cancer  She spend 19 months suffering ill-health from aggressive chemotherapy East Kent Hospitals  admitted liability and paid Janice £75,950 damages  Janice Johnston often took a bath fully clothed, so that if she had the stroke she feared may be imminent, her dignity would be preserved in front of …

About 70 companies raised prices, albeit at a lower rate than in recent years The pharmaceutical industry is raising the prices of many products in the new year, albeit at a rate slightly below the past couple of years. GlaxoSmithKline PLC GLAXO, -0.73%  and Sanofi SA SANO, +0.49%  are among the companies that raised the prices of hundreds of drugs by …