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German chemical giant Bayer said on Wednesday it had agreed to pay more than $10 billion to end a wave of lawsuits from Americans who say their cancers were caused by its Roundup weedkiller.
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Bollywood mourned a second loss in as many days as celebrated actor Rishi Kapoor, whose career spanned half a century, died Thursday aged 67 after a prolonged struggle with cancer.
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Breast cancer survivor and politician, Dr Thokozani Khupe says the Government through the Ministry of Health and Child Care should build more cancer treatment facilities in all wards so as to increase accessibility and save lives.
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Billionaire David Koch, a major donor to the Republican party, has died aged 79. He had been suffering from cancer.
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A 35 year old nurse from the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) is appealing to members of the public to help her raise about US$30 000 for urgent bone marrow surgery in India.
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A former Zimpapers librarian and freelance journalist Mr Sydney Themba Bonzo has died. Bonzo (63), succumbed to cancer of the colon at the United Bulawayo Hospitals on Tuesday. His son, Mr Butholezwe Ndlovu, said he had been battling the…
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Most pharmacies in the country are refusing to issue drugs to patients on medical insurance, the main doctors’ association said yesterday, leaving thousands to pay cash.Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) executive…
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Chemical giant Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289m (£226m) damages to a man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer.
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The Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) is encouraging men to be sexually active and at least have 21 (climaxes) in a month to reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
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A woman from Bulawayo is appealing to well wishers to help her raise at least $28 000 for a year’s breast cancer medication. Ms Sihlesinkosi Mkondo was diagnosed with stage 2 cancer last October and was advised to start chemotherapy to stop…
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