Tag Archives: Cancer

By Jumah Kakomo The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) on Thursday joined the rest of the world in commemorating Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) under the theme “Early Detection Saves Lives.” The national commemoration, launched at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, aims to raise awareness, encourage screening, and promote early diagnosis to reduce the growing burden of breast cancer in …

By Nelly Otto Jinja The general community and media fraternity in Jinja is abuzz with suspense following the debunking of a widely-held practice of breast sucking by men under the guise that it detects and treats breast cancer. Advertisements This practice which gained traction about 10 or so years ago, is reportedly very popular among many Ugandan men young and …

On this week’s show: A new radio telescope promises to help sort out the more than 40 theories for the origins of fast radio bursts and researchers tackle the long-term health effects of pediatric cancer treatment Host Sarah Crespi talks with Staff Writer Daniel Clery about the many, many theories surrounding fast radio bursts—extremely fast, intense radio signals from outside …