Greece

The groundbreaking discoveries of a research group based in the USA were presented at the Olympia Health & Nutrition Awards conference in Athens, Greece in May. Dr. Khalid El Sayed revealed that oleocanthal, a natural phenolic compound found in...

Thousands of Athenians participated in the 11th annual "Greece Race for the Cure," a walking and running event which benefits the fight against breast cancer. The race was held in the Greek capital on Sunday morning. The race was part...

On Sunday, June 9, at 11 am, Breast Cancer Information Day will be held on “How a woman could preserve her health and be protected against breast cancer, a plague that threatens women’s lives.” The Municipality of Nafplio, willing to...

Diet has long been suspected to have an impact on breast cancer risk. In this study we evaluated whether the degree of adherence to a Mediterranean diet pattern modifies breast cancer risk amongst Greek-Cypriot women. Subjects included 935 cases and...

The organization “Alma Zois” is fighting against breast cancer and provides free prevention medical care to all women wanting to be examined. The percentage in Greece of breast cancer diagnosis is significantly low, only at 10%, in comparison to other...

The Institute of Neurology and Genetics have announced a three-year innovative research project on breast cancer. The Chief Executive Medical Director of the Institute, Philippos Patsalis stated at a press conference that, "The collaboration of research and clinical services is crucial, because in order to give the best...

Cancer can turn from a terminal to a chronic illness within the next 10 years, said surgeon oncologist Yiannis Spiliotis on Sunday. The director of Clinical Counseling at the Inter-Balkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki and the Athens Medical Center made...

Even though the first case of cancer was recorded in Egypt in 1600 BC, it was Hippocrates (410-360 BC), the father of medicine, who identified and gave the name "cancer" to the illness that blights humanity to this day. Hippocrates...

Health Minister Panagiotis Kouroublis is considering having cancer patients pay 50 percent of treatment costs if they did not have regular preventive exams for the four prevalent types of cancer. According to a report in Elefthereos Typos daily, the ministry...

Greek scientists from the University of Patras are making a significant effort to help in the battle against cancer by developing an innovative drug. The research team has been working at the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratory of the Department of...

The identification of bacteria and bacterial products that will help balance the immune system of humans and protect them against cancer and autoimmune diseases is the future goal of collaboration between the Laboratory of Pathology at the Veterinary Department...

For the 5th year in a row, Greek mothers in 52 cities across the country, gather to publicly breastfeed their babies in celebration of World Breastfeeding week. The synchronized initiative -- taking place from November 1-7 -- is aimed...

Due to the economic crisis, cancer patients choose to be treated in public hospitals, as they can’t afford the treatment in private health clinics. The waiting list for cancer treatment in state hospitals is long, and in some cases it...

Cancer, one of the biggest plagues of modern societies, presents a historical record of interest among scientists around the world being a disease that has rapidly spread in the last centuries, but also known to early human civilizations. Cancer has...

The innovative audiovisual project with the title "I am not the Cancer," will be presented for the first time in Greece in November 28, 2013. The revolutionary and ground-breaking work of two very prominent British artists, John Wynne and Tim...