December 5, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A second cancer patient who was operated at the Military hospital in Thessaloniki revealed that he was also informed about the biopsy results 8 months and thus after the sarcoma had returned and he took the histological samples to a private laboratory. The complaint came by a 65-yeat-old retired police …
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November 22, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A police officer in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, filed a lawsuit at the Military Court on Friday, because he was informed that he was suffering from advanced cancer one whole year after his operation. Speaking to media on Friday, the non-commissioned officer described in the lawsuit how his nightmare began when …
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March 12, 2024
FEATURED, Social, Society
A 72-year-old cancer patient in Heraklio, Crete, has ended his life unable to bear the pain and waiting for medicine to do chemotherapy, a drug which is in short supply in Greece. The issue was brought up a few days ago by local radio station Radio Kriti and a great …
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February 13, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
King Charles III contacted an elder in the so-called Monks’ Republic, the Mount Athos, “after he was diagnosed with cancer,” Elder Ephraim told media on Tuesday. Speaking to ANT1 TV, the abbot of Vatopedi monastery Elder Ephraim revealed also that King Charles visited Vatopedi eight times and since then they …
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February 6, 2024
Greece, Politics
With a post on social media, Greece’s Prime Minister kyriakos Mitsotakis wished King Charles III “a swift and complete recovery,” just hour after the Buckingham Palace announced that the 75-year-old King has been diagnosed with cancer. “Wishing His Majesty King Charles III a swift and complete recovery. He is a …
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November 20, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“The physical practice of homosexuality is scientifically blamed for five forms of cancer,” the Bishop of Piraeus, Seraphim, claimed in an article where he also lashed out at the leader of left-wing SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis. “Kasselakis publicly boasts as a role model with the unfortunate young man [Tyler] he calls …
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October 2, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
An oncologist in Thessaloniki public hospital Theagenio was demanding bribes by his cancer patients in exchange for faster surgeries. His trial was held today. The doctor was arrested in January 2019 with pre-marked banknotes, after a patient complained to authorities that she had to give a bribe to speed up …
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June 9, 2023
Greece, Politics
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis kicked out of the elections candidates ballots, medicine professor and former MP Spyros Pnevmatikos, on Friday noon after the outrage over the doctor’s controversial statements about “triage” on terminally ill cancer patients continued as strong as the day before – and despite Pneymatikos statement that …
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May 16, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
Cannabis modified in the lab helps reduce cancer cells and other side-effects including those cause by chemotherapy, a study conducted at the University of Athens’ Pharmacy Department has found. The cannabinoid acids found in the cannabis plant, after being specially modified in the lab, appear to significantly reduce the cells …
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April 21, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Former Culture Minister Myrsini Zorba, passed away at the age of 74. The news of her death was announced on her Facebook page.She was struggling with cancer in the last three years. A few hours before her death, Zorba posted a heartbreaking yet thoughtful post that “chemotherapy did not work …
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November 17, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
One of the biggest sentences in the Greek judicial system was imposed to the “quack doctor” responsible for the death of seven cancer patients. The Mixed Jury Court in Athens sentenced 50-year-old Nikolaos Kontostathis to 8 times life, 50 years imprisonment and 327,000 euro fine. The sentences cover the charges …
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October 14, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society, Sports, Very Mix
Twice Olympics Tae Kwon Do silver medalist Alexandros Nikolaidis passed away at the age of 42. He was battling an extreme rare form of cancer for the last two years. Nikolaidis had also served as deputy spokesman for the main opposition party left-wing SYRIZA. The great athlete and father two …
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April 5, 2022
Greece, Politics
Greece has offered to provide treatment to Ukrainian children suffering from cancer. Health Minister Thanos Plevris made this offer to his Ukrainian counterpart Victor Liashko through a teleconference. The main topic of discussion was the transfer of children suffering from cancer, as well as their families, from Ukraine to the …
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February 4, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
On the World Cancer Day 2022, Greece’s health ministry announced to finally proceed a series of programs for oncology patients. Among others, these measures include “Home Care”, the upgrade of care for cancer patients via technology and a National Cancer Registry as Greece is one of the few European countries …
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October 27, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Covered with the Greek flag, the flag of PASOK and the flag of KINAL the coffin of Fofi Gennimata was laid to state at the Athens Cathedral on Wednesday morning, as thousands of people said farewell to one of the last dignified politicians in Greece. Her family, her friends and …
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October 25, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Fofi Gennimata, the leader of Movement for Change (KINALPASOK) died at 12:04 Monday noon hospital Evangelismos announced. Gennimata had been battling cancer for over a decade and was hospitalized two weeks ago. Monday morning media reported that her health condition had deteriorated. She had reportedly fell in ischemic shock of …
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October 18, 2021
Greece, Politics
Former conservative Foreign Minister and ex Mayor of Athens Dora Bakoyannis revealed on Monday that she has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the white blood cells, but says she intends to go on working. “It’s never easy to hear that you have cancer,” the 67-year-old New Democracy …
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October 12, 2021
Greece, Politics
Fofi Gennimata, the leader of socialist opposition party Movement for Change (KINAL/PASOK) announced on Tuesday afternoon that she will not run in upcoming party elections for leadership due to health reasons. Gennimata announced her withdrawal from the leadership race on a tweet in which she wrote: “The deterioration of my …
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September 10, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greek medical experts say the number of cancer screenings has plunged 90% during the pandemic, depriving many people of a timely diagnosis. The Covid-19 pandemic brought a dysfunction of the national health care system as public hospitals turned into single disease treatment facilities, thus creating a “hostage situation” for cancer …
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February 15, 2021
Social
Greece has launched a National Register for children and teenagers with cancer ailments. The registration of patients is mandatory and is done by the doctor presiding over the case, via the e-prescription system. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday met two children that have recovered from cancer, Nefeli and Philippos, …
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