Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile
Veronika Haulenga
Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile
Veronika Haulenga
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Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga
In the ongoing fight against cervical cancer, Onandjokwe District Hospital has launched a screening awareness campaign, running from Monday until February 3rd. The hospital invites all women to visit their clinic for free screening. Festus Amwaalwa, the nurse in charge of the Cancer Clinic, encourages all eligible women to take part in this vital initiative.
A pregnant teenager in Texas has died after trying to access care at three emergency rooms - that's according to a new report in ProPublica. She's one of at least two women who have died under the state's strict abortion ban. With more, Toni Waterman:
The Cancer Association of Namibia says that Namibia continues to face severe cases of advanced and metastatic breast cancer because many women are seeking treatment too late, leading to unnecessary suffering. Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women in Namibia. Here is the CEO of CAN, Rolf Hansen.
By Dr Justus Apffelstaedt, specialist surgeon with an interest in breast, thyroid and parathyroid health as well as soft tissue surgical oncology Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in women[1]. A comprehensive research effort stretching back more than half a century makes breast cancer the most well understood cancer, with advanced screening and treatment therapies available. Women are surviving longer, have increased remission rates and, […]
We all know that smart lifestyle choices directly translate to a healthy mind and body, but did you know that certain lifestyle choices can decrease your risk of breast cancer? A recent review[1] confirmed that lifestyle choices that have been earmarked since 2016 as being of benefit to reducing breast cancer risk, are still valid. These include minimizing your alcohol intake, not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, and ascertaining […]
Shutterstock/Pavlova Yuliia Silvia Maioli, Karolinska Institutet The most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s, is a progressive, life limiting, neurodegenerative condition, which damages and destroys parts of the nervous system, especially the brain, over time. Women are most likely to be affected. They make up two-thirds of people with Alzheimer’s. It is not yet understood why women have greater risk of developing the disease – but there does seem to be […]
Like natural hormones, known as endogenous hormones, the artificial hormones contained in the pill, known as exogenous hormones, can have effects on the brain. (Shutterstock) Alexandra Brouillard, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Marie-France Marin, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Oral contraceptives, also known as birth control pills, are used by more than 150 million women worldwide. Approximately one-third of teenagers in North America and Europe use them, […]
Shutterstock Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Monash University; Benjamin Scott, Monash University; Jasmine McGowan, Monash University, and Naomi Pfitzner, Monash University What happens when a person is experiencing long COVID and intimate partner violence at the same time? There has been no attention paid to this question anywhere in the world since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. This is staggering, given previous research shows women who are victim-survivors of intimate partner […]
Recent analysis from Scotland reveals that women vaccinated against cervical cancer at ages 12 or 13 show no cases of the disease, regardless of the number of doses received compared to unvaccinated women. The high-risk human papillomavirus vaccine has proven effective, according to Rolf Hansen, CEO of the Cancer Society of Namibia.
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