Cancer has been viewed as a disease of the west, but it is knocking on the door of developing nations with fury.

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Cancer has been viewed as a disease of the west, but it is knocking on the door of developing nations with fury.

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Aug 1 2011 (IPS) - Cancer has been viewed as a disease of the west, but it is knocking on the door of developing nations with fury. A lack of infrastructure and treatment options is proving to be a major challenge for many African nations.

Early diagnosis needed to fight TB

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Early diagnosis needed to fight TB

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Aug 5 2011 (IPS) - Tuberculosis kills 1.7 million people every year. In sub-Saharan Africa, the disease is also a major killer of people living with HIV. Stigma, poor adherence to medicines and lack of early diagnosis plagues the management of TB in these states.