Topic: Amanda Nicholson
Call for early testing as colon cancer emerges as second most common reported cancer
Statistics from the Cayman Islands Cancer Registry have shown that colon cancer is now the second most reported cancer here and local Haematologist-Oncologist Dr Lundie Richards is urging the community to consider early testing to increase chances of survival.
Mandatory Cancer Registry on health ministry’s radar
The Ministry of Health and Wellness says it will be revisiting the possibility of creating a mandatory Cancer Registry in Cayman.
Cayman’s true cancer picture unknown
Even with a formal cancer registry on island, the true picture of the illness in the Cayman community still remains largely unknown, but emerging trends from available statistics indicate more women under the age of 40 are getting diagnosed with breast cancer.
More than 440 on cancer registry
The number of people registered in Cayman’s cancer registry increased by 20% last year, compared to 2017, bringing the total number to 443, according to cancer registrar Amanda Nicholson.
