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Men are growing moustaches this November to raise awareness of men’s health and encourage preventive checks, ORF Burgenland reports. The campaign’s name combines “November” and “moustache,” and it has drawn attention to prostate and testicular cancer, as well as men’s health more broadly, since 2…

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Residents most often ignore invitations to state-funded cancer screenings because they feel healthy and have no symptoms, medical students found during a public outreach campaign, LSM reported. Students from the University of Latvia spoke with residents at 15 supermarkets this month as part of th…

A single doctor's visit won't cover your cancer risk for life — the screenings you need at 25 look nothing like what you need at 55 or 75. The Prevent Cancer Foundation's age-by-age guide breaks down exactly when to get screened, vaccinated, and tested, and why your family history can change all of it. This is the kind of checklist worth bookmarking.

A single doctor's visit won't cover your cancer risk for life — the screenings you need at 25 look nothing like what you need at 55 or 75. The Prevent Cancer Foundation's age-by-age guide breaks down exactly when to get screened, vaccinated, and tested, and why your family history can change all of it. This is the kind of checklist worth bookmarking.

A single doctor's visit won't cover your cancer risk for life — the screenings you need at 25 look nothing like what you need at 55 or 75. The Prevent Cancer Foundation's age-by-age guide breaks down exactly when to get screened, vaccinated, and tested, and why your family history can change all of it. This is the kind of checklist worth bookmarking.

Volume 14, Issue 15 | October 22, 2026

Council members Sales, Balcom and Stewart read a proclamation calling for expanded access to screening and action to reduce racial gaps in breast cancer outcomes; the ceremony included survivor testimony and presentations on local screening programs.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 21 (Bernama) — A total of 38,000 women are expected to benefit from the Mammogram Test Subsidy Programme, backed by a government allocation of RM9 million in Budget 2027, up from RM8 million this year. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the initiative, introduced in 2007, aimed to expand access to mammogram screening and encourage early detection of breast cancer among women in the country. She said the programme targeted women aged 40 to 70, with those whose household income was RM10,000 or below eligible for fully subsidised mammogram tests, while women […]

Steve Bernard and partners described a prostate cancer equity program that targets earlier screening and supports men through appointments, transportation and insurance navigation; the NAACP invited councilors to a Nov. 12 virtual forum.

More than 80 medical students surveyed residents in 10 Latvian cities on Saturday to find out why people do not make sufficient use of cancer screening, LSM reported, citing Zemgale Regional Television. The students also explained the importance of prevention. Their findings will be used in a stu…

Community plays a critical role in the fight against breast cancer, providing encouragement, compassion and connection that can help patients and survivors navigate one of life’s most difficult challenges.