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Greek Scientist in London Says Economic Crisis Linked to Less Lung Cancer

A joint British-Greek study by the Imperial College of London (ICL), published in the "European Respiratory Journal,"  studied respiratory-related deaths in Greece during the years of the economic crisis and found that there had been a decline. The scientists studied...

Lung Cancer Becomes an Epidemic in Greece

In spite of stricter laws banning smoking in public places, including cafes, bars and nightclubs, that have been enforced since 2010, deaths due to lung cancer in Greece show no sign of abating, and actually rose in 2011, scientists...

Oncology Professor Says Cancer Can Soon be a Chronic Illness

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...

First Robotic Chest Lobectomy in Greece Successfully Performed on 80-Year-Old Cancer Patient

The first robotic chest lobectomy was performed successfully on an 80-year-old patient who suffered from lung cancer at the Inter-Balkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki last week. The surgery was performed using the “da Vinci Si HD” system, without an open...

Deaths from Cancer on the Rise in Greece

One in four deaths in Greece in 2014 were due to cancers, says an ELSTAT report released on Friday. According to the Greek Statistical Authority, deaths from neoplasms – mostly cancers of the digestive system, the lungs and the prostate...

Greek Scientists to Develop Cancer Drug

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...

Record of Cancer Cases in Greece

Greece has a sad record of the biggest rate of lung cancer cases among the male population in Europe. However, this comes as no surprise since according to recent research, 63% of Greek adults smoke. Greece is one of the...

Throat Cancer Cases Caused by HPV

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is responsible for developing a 15 to 20 percent of the total number of oropharyngeal (throat) cancer incidences. Especially, HPV 16 and 18 infections are strongly associated with an increased odds ratio of developing oropharyngeal...

Ikaria Man,102(?) Dies 36 Years After Cancer Diagnosis

On Feb. 3, Stamatis Moraitis, the dear "grandpa" of international media, who did not remember his exact age - 98 or 102- passed away, 36 years after doctors had diagnosed him with lung cancer. At the time, nine other doctors...

Greek Scientists Offer Hope to Cancer Patients

Three Greek scientists are trying to fight the disease of cancer. Greek nuclear medicine doctor, Aggeliki Polyzou, dean of the National School of Public Health, Ioannis Kiriopoulos, and Cyprian pathologist-cancerologist, Pavlos Drakos, found a new method prolonging life expectancy...

Greeks Top EU Ranks for Smoking and Child Obesity

Greeks come in second in smoking among EU member state citizens, and they also rank in second place in childhood obesity, while they are very cautious in vaccinating their children, a new report says. The report, presented by EU Commissioner...

New Greek Government to Enforce Decade-old Anti-Smoking Laws

One of the pre-election pledges of Greece's new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was that his administration would enforce the anti-smoking laws already in existence in Greece. The nation's first legislation concerning the curbing of smoking went into effect on July...

Popular Greek Actor Stathis Psaltis Passes Away at 66

Stathis Psaltis, one of the most popular comedians of the past few decades, passed away at on Friday April 21, after losing his battle to lung cancer. He was 66 years old. In the past few days, Psaltis was hospitalized...

Popular Greek Actor Stathis Psaltis Fighting for his Life in Hospital

Popular Greek actor Stathis Psaltis is being hospitalized in critical condition suffering from inoperable lung cancer, with doctors saying that only a miracle could save his life. Over the past few days, Psaltis has been at Agios Savvas Hospital for...

Greece's Health Ministry Trying to Restrict E-cigarettes in Public Places

The Health Ministry in Greece has drafted a bill that would prohibit the usage of electronic cigarettes in public enclosed places. The bill was tabled in Parliament on Friday as the ministry has equated the electronic cigarettes as a potential...