cancer Archives

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Opinion
Life

Opinion: Why I’m choosing to have my breast cancer treatment in Doha

Recently diagnosed with breast cancer, Australian expat and Qatar resident Kirsty Rice weighs the pros and cons of seeking treatment at Hamad Hospital, versus going home to Adelaide.

2 min

Life

Early detection crucial to breast cancer survival, Qatar doctors say

According to a recent report, women in Qatar are often diagnosed with breast cancer at advanced stages, which puts them at a higher risk of dying from the disease.

2 min

Life

HMC asks parents to monitor children for cancer symptoms

According to Hamad Medical Corp. (HMC), the most common cancers in children are leukemia, brain and other central nervous system tumors like lymphoma and bone cancer.

3 min

Life

Qatar student to run 100 miles in 100 days in kids’ cancer appeal

Just over a week into his endeavor, Finn Froud, who is in Year 4 in Doha College, has already raised more than QR10,000 to buy toys for children being treated for cancer at Hamad Hospital.

3 min

VIDEOS: Qatar residents urged to ‘challenge’ cancer taboos

Several high-profile Qataris have helped to produce videos encouraging others to confront the disease, which is responsible for 10 percent of deaths in this country.

1 min

Video

VIDEO: Qatar Cancer Society – Generosity is its own reward

Titled "Generosity is its Own Reward," the two-minute video centers on a little boy who tries to cope with the fact that his grandfather has suddenly fallen ill.

2 min

Life

Ooredoo pledges QR30 million toward new cancer facility in Qatar

The building would include an education room for the public; support groups for patients and their families; and offer financial help to expats and locals who cannot pay for life-saving treatments.

2 min

News

Qatar gives science top priority as it announces new research strategy

Energy and the Environment, IT, Health, Social Sciences and the Arts will be the focus of Qatar’s new ambitious National Research Strategy (QNRS), the country has announced during a major conference that draws to a…

2 min

News

Qatar ups cancer research profile as disease becomes number one cause of death here

Cancer researchers and clinicians from all over the world recently met in Doha as part of an effort to forge ties between international institutions and to increase Qatar’s contribution to…

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