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Water in Cairo: A reason for panic?
Environment
March 7, 2011
Water in Cairo: A reason for panic?
Egyptians often joke about the quality of their tap water, foreigners are strongly advised not to try their luck by…
Environmental breaches could lie behind cancer increase
Environment
January 26, 2011
Environmental breaches could lie behind cancer increase
Enforcement of laws, good education and absence of corruption are ways to prevent an increase in cancerous pollutants that have…
Coca-Cola: Carcinogenic glasses not available on Egyptian market
Egypt
November 22, 2010
Coca-Cola: Carcinogenic glasses not available on Egyptian market
Sets of themed Coca Cola drinking glasses that were recalled from the US market for containing carcinogenic material were never…
Poor grain storage fuels rising cancer rates
Egypt
October 21, 2010
Poor grain storage fuels rising cancer rates
Poor grain storage conditions fuel increases in cancer rates, according to participants of a recent series of Food Security Policy…
‘Cansurvive’ initiative aims to empower cancer patients
Health & Fitness
June 16, 2010
‘Cansurvive’ initiative aims to empower cancer patients
A press conference was held yesterday at Cairo's Fairmont Hotel to announce the official launch of "Cansurvive," a cancer support…
Carcinogenic material sits in Suez for decade
Egypt
January 20, 2010
Carcinogenic material sits in Suez for decade
The Egyptian Center for Legal Protection, a local consumer-rights watchdog, officially notified the prosecutor-general in the port city of Suez…
Tainted canals blamed for cancer, kidney failure
Environment
January 14, 2010
Tainted canals blamed for cancer, kidney failure
According to a report issued by 6th of October City's municipal health committee, canals running through the village of Abul…
National breast cancer rate doubles
Egypt
January 14, 2010
National breast cancer rate doubles
The number of cases of breast cancer in Egypt has doubled in recent years, with 45 out of every 100…
Deaths associated with liver cancer on rise
Egypt
January 13, 2010
Deaths associated with liver cancer on rise
Egyptian Liver Cancer Association President Ashraf Omar said that the number of deaths resultant from liver cancer in Egypt had…