BISHOP HANCHELL TO BE HONOURED

On Monday April 25 at 7:30 pm, Bishop Walter S. Hanchell will be honoured during the 26th church anniversary of People's Assembly, which will be held at Living Waters Kingdom Ministries on Warren Street. Pastor Leonardo A. Allen, Jr., newly installed Senior Pastor, will host the meeting and Apostle Raymond Wells is slated to preach the message. A number of dignitaries, ministers and a cross sectio...

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Which Colorectal Cancer Screening Method Is Right for You?

Colorectal cancer (or colon cancer) can be deadly — but early screenings by detecting colon cancer earlier than ever before are saving lives in The Bahamas. And although a colonoscopy is the gold standard in cancer screenings, it’s not the only method to detect this disease.

So what is colorectal cancer? First of all, your colon is a key part of your digestive system. It is the longest part...

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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month - HOW TO PREVENT COLORECTAL CANCER

Colorectal cancer, often referred to as colon cancer, affects both men and women and is the third most common cancer in The Bahamas. It is also the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the Bahamas. More than 49 people were diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2020 — and that’s just in The Bahamas. That’s a lot of people for such a small population. Though, what may surprise you mor...

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The Rotary Club of Nassau Presents...

Thursday 19th November 2009  5:30 PM

Gift Bags for the first 200 Adult Attendees

Speakers:
Dr. Joseph Evans - Cancer Preventation
Dr. Theodore Turnquest, M.D. - Overview of Cancer in the Bahamas
Dr. Patti Symonette, PhD - Nutrition & Cancer

- Cholesterol & Glucose Testing 5:30pm-6:30pm
- Seminar 7:00pm-9:00pm

Start Time: November 19th at 5:30pm
End Time: November 19th at 9:00pm
Where: Stephen Dillet Primary School, ...

5 Ways to Stay on Top of Prostate Health

For many men, issues related to one?s prostate are a touchy subject ? and rightfully so, as having a healthy prostrate is of significant importance. The prostate gland secretes part of the liquid portion of the semen, or seminal fluid, which carries sperm made by the testes...

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Flamingo Gardens URC hosts ‘Pinktoberfest’

The Flamingo Gardens Urban Renewal Centre used the annual observance of Breast Cancer Month this past October to promote cancer awareness, education and early testing and detection through the celebration of “Pinktoberfest...”

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Understanding the Connection Between Genetics and Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in The Bahamas. It attacks Bahamian women with a ferocity unseen anywhere else in the world … being diagnosed two decades earlier and two stages later than in North America. Sadly, it is the leading cause of death among Bahamian women...

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Researchers discover new breast cancer gene mutations

Researchers conducting a years-long study into breast cancer in Bahamian women have discovered three additional gene mutations.
"Now one of them is a recognized gene called brca1 (breast cancer one) and the mutation is a known one, but two of them are previously unrecognized, never reported before mutations in BRCA2," said Dr. Judith Hurley, a breast cancer specialist at the University of Miami Sc...

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Rotary Club of East Nassau donates 5,000 to fight breast cancer

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Melissa Major and Megan Trottier of the Bahamas Breast Cancer Initiative Foundation recently spoke to the members of the Rotary Club of East Nassau (RCEN) to thank the club for its $5,000 donation to the Foundation. Research in The Bahamas shows that, compared to a six percent worldwide average, 23 percent of Bahamian women test positive for the BRCA gene, a hereditary gene conn...

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Prostate Screenings

Thursday 20th September 2012  6:00 PM

Prostate Screenings

September 20th ? Flamingo Gardens Clinic

PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS

History: - Established in the Bahamas on 20th April, 2001 under the auspices of the Head Office in Downers Grove Illinois.
Objectives: - Give Support to Men afflicted with the disease; Educate the population on the effects of the Disease and Advocate Men to take action about Screening and early Detecti...