CIBC First Caribbean Present Fundraising Cheques to Cancer Care Organisations

Following an eight-week fundraising campaign, part of its regional ?Walk for the Cure? initiative, CIBC FirstCaribbean presented a cheque in the sum of $43,200 to be divided among seven cancer care organisations in Nassau, Grand Bahama...

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Baha Mar Helps To Raise Funds For Breast Cancer

Baha Mar?s BELIEVE Foundation to Donate as Part of Education and Awareness Initiative during October. Members of the Bahamas Breast Cancer Initiative Foundation (BBCIF) gave Baha Mar team members an overview of breast health...

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Healthcare conference set to share a wealth of expertise

The fifth annual Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference will welcome a range of exceptional healthcare professionals from all over the world to speak at this year?s event, taking place from 20th to 22nd November at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman...

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Prostate Cancer The why, who and how

Thursday 13th September 2012  7:00 PM

Prostate Cancer
The why, who and how?

In recognition of prostate cancer awareness month
us too (Nassau) Chapter
will be holding a symposium
Thursday, September 13th 2012 at 7:00pm
Venue: Cancer Society of the Bahamas Headquarters
East Terrace, Centreville (2 doors south of ZNS)

Lecturer: Dr. Robin Roberts
Topic: Testing for Prostate Cancer in 2012
Why, Who and How

Prostate Screeni...

Essential annual tests for women

Good health and long life are two things that we all wish for. To ensure both, we should be proactive when it comes to taking care of ourselves and vigilant regarding our bodies' physical changes, seeking medical help when we notice any unusual developments.
According to Dr. Chinyere Carey-Bullard, a physician at Advanced Family Medicine Center and Medispa on Shirley Street, living healthily until...

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Colorectal cancer is preventable

Colorectal cancer affects both men and women, and is the second leading cause of death in the United States, according to gastroenterologist Dr. Beverton Moxey. As Colorectcal Cancer Awareness Month is observed during March, he advises people 45 years and older to speak with their physicians about screening for colorectal cancer. People who have a family history of colon cancer, a personal history...

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

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...

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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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Hereditary cancer

What Is hereditary cancer? Cancer has become such a very common, non-communicable disease, that it is now rare for families in The Bahamas not to have at least one (distant) member with the condition. Sometimes, however, certain types of cancer tend to run in families. For instance, a father, son and uncle may have been diagnosed with prostate cancer; or, a grandmother, uncle and niece may have...

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Researchers believe shallow gene pool fueling breast cancer

A gene mutation that is related to breast cancer and seen in 27 percent of Bahamian breast cancer patients is likely due to the country's shallow gene pool and small population, according to Dr. Steven Narod, an advisor for the Bahamas Breast Cancer Initiative Foundation (BBCIF).
The BBCIF has launched an aggressive campaign to test 8,000 women over four years to determine their risk of cancer and...

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