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MPs Propose Investigating Link Between High Cancer Incidence In Suðurnes And Pollution
A new parliamentary proposal, submitted by seven MPs–all but one from the South Iceland district and all but two from the Independence Party–calls upon the Minister of Health to launch an investigation into why there is a particularly high incidence of cancer…
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Cancer Society Completes Cervical Screening Review
The Iceland Cancer Society has now completed its review of cervical cancer samples following the misdiagnoses of patients in 2018, Vísir reports. A statement on the Cancer Society’s website says that 209 cases were found where further examination would be necessary due…
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More Incorrect Test Results At Cancer Society
The Cancer Society has now reviewed around 2,200 of the 6,000 samples that were recalled in light of the cervical cancer misdiagnosis scandal, MBL reports. Of these, 52 samples have so far shown previously misdiagnosed cell changes, and all 52 women have…
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He Was Number One: Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Iceland’s Meme King
On August 21st, Icelandic actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson passed away after a two year fight with bile duct cancer. While he was celebrated throughout Iceland for his stand-up comedy and acting, around the world most would better recognise him as Robbie Rotten,…
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Vulnerable Beings: Emilie Dalum Explores Cancer and Healing in Photo Memoir
One day last February, Emilie Dalum was getting ready to go to lunch when her doctor called. “I was only dressed in my underwear,” she recalls, “when he told me I had lymphoma.” Emilie, a photographer, was 26 years old. Over the…
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Living Near Geothermal Plants Possibly Linked To Cancer
New research has found a link between living near a geothermal plant and higher incidences of several types of cancer. Geothermal energy representatives have dismissed the research as inaccurate. This research, only recently made public, shows that people living close to a…
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Private Genomes, Public Concerns
CEO of deCODE Genetics Kári Stefánsson claims he could identify everyone in Iceland at high risk of getting cancer, but this has sparked a discussion about health care and the right to privacy. In a recent interview with GenomeWeb, Kári said that…
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The Cost of Cancer
In the wake of the holidays one year ago, after far too many baked good, chocolates, wine, assorted festive meats and accompanying sauces, and just about everything else one might binge on during the merriest of seasons, my husband and I had…
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Iceland, Now With Transgenic Mice
Genetically modified mice will soon be imported into Iceland and used to further cancer research, reports RÚV. The Environment Agency of Iceland has granted the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Iceland a license to import and use…
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City Buses Sport ’Staches
Iceland’s Mustache March initiatives, part of the international campaign dedicated to raising awareness about men’s cancer issues and research, will gain some extra visibility thanks to Reykjavík’s buses, Vísir reports. 30 buses in the city will sport ‘staches this month. Mustache March is…