Infectious causes of cancer

The City of Athens and Athens University's Health for All initiative invite citizens to take advantage of free medical exams that will be conducted at the Fourth District community center on the corner of Lenorman Street and Alexandras Avenue, as of 10.30 a.m. on Saturday.

A study from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York found that oral sex dramatically increases the risk of head and cancers. The new research suggested that people carrying the virus in their mouth were an alarming 22 times more likely to develop a lethal tumor.

The blonde bombshel had announced back in 2002 that she had contracted Hepatitis C. But, now Pamela Anderson is celebrating being cured of the disease.

The 48-year-old actress wanted to share her happiness with her friends on social media and posted a saucy snap on her Instagram page.

Ed Houben, aged 46, would once donate sperm in the clinical sense. Unfortunately, for most women, this was unpersonal, sterile and expensive. So, he cut out the middleman and began to offer his services in a more natural way ie sex! As a result, today the virile Dutch man from Maastricht billed himself as the Babymaker and has already fathered over 108 kids and counting!

Health Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis is planning to make health check-ups mandatory for all Greek citizens according to a report in daily newspaper Eleftheros Typos. Those who neglect getting checks for the four different types of cancer will face heavy penalties.

A girl suffering from stomach cancer, who was well-known on social media for the courage, strength and humor she displayed during her battle with the disease, died in a hospital on May 13.

Sare Davuto?lu, the wife of Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu and a gynecologist, has urged Turkish men to remain monogamous, saying the HPV virus, which is one of the main causes of cervical cancer, is initially transmitted to women by their husbands after they have had an affair with an infected person.

Doctors at the City of Athens's clinics will be offering free cervical smear tests to women from Monday, December 1, to Friday, December 5.

Women interested in getting themselves checked for any cervical problems can book at appointment with one of the clinics' gynecologists by telephone. They do not need to have health insurance or be registered with Greek authorities.