cancer

Factors that increase the risk of breast cancer: men should pay attention too

October is the worldwide month of breast cancer awareness. The statistics are sad: every tenth woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, thus this month is...

Svernelis says tests show complete remission of cancer

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday that his blood cancer is in "complete remission".

Lithuania has one of highest death rates in EU

In 2016, 5.1 million persons died in the European Union (EU), some 80 000 less than in the previous year. One-third of these deaths occurred to people aged...

Over 0.5 mln Lithuanians screened for cancer in 2017 under preventive programs

Some 552,000 people in Lithuania were last year screened for cancer under state-financed prevention and early detection programs, Health Minister...