Posts Tagged ‘Brazil’
Brazil will have 470,000 new cancer cases in 2008 according to report
Brazil will have 470,000 new cancer cases in 2008 if it maintains the current growth trend of the disease, according to a report published by the National Cancer Institute (INCA).
The study was presented on the occasion of the inauguration of the II International Congress of Cancer Control which takes place in Rio de Janeiro and will end on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Brazil opens largest oncology center in Latin American public
The cancer center will become a “world reference” in the treatment of cancer to gather in one hospital all treatment phases, ranging from diagnosis to complete rehabilitation.
The Brazilian government launched the largest public center for cancer treatment in Latin America, operated by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo (USP), the largest South American country. Read the rest of this entry »