6/26/2010
PSO's 10th Mid year Convention - Crab Mentality: PSO's Initiative in Saving Filipino Lives
The PSO in its 46 years continues to uphold the ideals of leadership and excellence in the field of oncology by continually updating its members and the lay with the knowledge of advances and breakthroughs in cancer management – its very own “crab mentality”.
Convening for the 10th time, PSO has high hopes of saving more Filipino lives by addressing the four aspects of cancer control: prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care in this continuing medical education series.
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6/22/2010
A Lung and Prostate Cancer-Free Lifestyle for Fathers
According to the Philippine Cancer Society’ Inc.’s (PCSI) population-based cancer registry, there are about 31 Filipino males out of 100,000 diagnosed with lung cancer every year. In the same report, about 10 men out of the same population will suffer from prostate cancer. In recent years, these statistics translate into an estimated 13,273 lung cancer and 4,254 prostate cancer patients in the Philippines.
7/6/2010
Preventing Cancer is a Choice
The survival rates for all cancers combined and for certain site-specific cancers have improved significantly since the 1970s, due, in part, to both earlier detection and advances in treatment. Survival rates markedly increased for cancers of the prostate, breast, colon, rectum, and for leukemia. With new treatment techniques, such as oral chemotherapy; and increased utilization of screening, there is hope for even greater improvements in the not-too-distant future.
This good news on cancer trends was revealed by Dr. Marlowe Imperial of UP-PGH Medical Oncology during a lay forum for Cancer Crusaders, a patient support group at the Manila Doctors Hospital (MDH). Dr. Marlowe Imperial is a Chief Fellow of the Philippine General Hospital, and a highly skilled and certified Internal Medicine Specialist in the Philippines’ largest tertiary government hospital.
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| Roche Philippines supports the campaign for cancer control of the Department of Health |
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Generic drugs are available nationwide.
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