Valderrama shows off pink afro in public
International soccer legend Carlos ‘El Pibe’ Valderrama made his first appearance in...
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I am completely cured of cancer: Santos
Colombia president Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday announced that he is completely cured of prostate cancer after undergoing surgery in October of 2012. After a meeting, Santos shared the good news with the country. “The...
Doctors optimistic about vice president’s cancer treatment
Doctors are hopeful that Colombia’s vice president has recovered well from his cancer treatment, local media reported Wednesday. According to Caracol radio, doctors declared Vice President Angelino Garzon’s radiation...
‘Drug shortages put thousands of Colombians at risk’: chief medical expert
Drug shortages could put the lives of 7,000 Colombian cancer patients at risk, said the President of the Colombian Medical Federation Friday. According to Sergio Isaza, various hospitals reported “shortages of...
90% of chemo treatment in Colombian clinics is uncertified
Investigations reveal that 90% of cancer chemotherapy treatment administered in 390 of Colombia’s medical centers and clinics (IPS) have not been approved by INVIMA – the national food and drug administration,...
Bogota hospital offers hope to abdominal cancer patients
The Santa Fe de Bogota hospital in Colombia’s capital is one of few hospitals in Latin America that is able to treat advanced abdominal cancers such as colon, gynecological, and digestive cancers. Dr. Fernando Arias, MD, a...
