Every February 4 is observed as World Cancer Day. This initiative was taken and led by the Union for International Cancer Control, a Geneva-based NGO that unites and supports the cancer community across the world. This day aims to spread awareness and reduce the consequence of this life-threatening disease.Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally.This year the theme for World Cancer Day is “Close the Care Gap/Realising the problem”.This theme promotes people's action and cooperation... Learn More

Bangladesh is going to see new hope in cancer treatment with the inauguration of the Australia Bangladesh Comprehensive Cancer Centre on 1st November 2021. It’s a joint venture of TSR Health Services in Australia and Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital.Once the centre is in full operation, cancer patients need not go abroad anymore to get better cancer treatment. They will get a world-class cancer management system in the Australia Bangladesh Comprehensive Cancer Centre. In this cancer center,... Learn More

Bangladeshis in Sydney, Australia, have been hustling hard to raise funds to cure and treat cancer. For the last 20 years, the late University Professor Dr. Abdul Haq and his family have been raising donations and funds for the show titled ‘Good Morning Bangladesh’ organized and hosted by the state government of New South Wales, under the program name ‘Biggest Morning Tea’. This year, the fundraising event took place in three cities in Sydney. About BDT 25 lacs have been collected this year to f... Learn More

Esophageal cancer originates in the presence of a malignant tumor that can be present in any part of the esophagus or digestive tract and later spread to other parts of the body. The esophagus refers to the vital body organ that functions to establish contact from the throat to the stomach. Esophageal cancer is the second most common form of gastric cancer, and its risk is significantly increased after the age of 50. At present, there is a risk of cancer in young people due to some influential f... Learn More

We all are somehow familiar with the phrases of precaution like, “Tobacco causes cancer” or “Tobacco consumption is injurious to health” or “Tobacco kills”.  However, not too many of the world’s population has been reported to receive this message seriously. According to a recent annual report of the World Health Organization (WHO), around 8 million deaths are caused by tobacco consumption every year. In Bangladesh, approximately 161,200 people die due to various diseases caused by tobacco... Learn More