Cancer Treatment

Breast cancer number one cancer in Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Breast cancer is the number one cancer in the country, the head of the Cancer Research Institute of Iran said.

UُS is 'like a person dying of cancer': Trump

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Former President Donald Trump said the United States is like "a person dying from cancer" on his social media platform Truth Social on Saturday, criticizing the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ).

Tireless legend of MAHAK

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Soheil, one of the cancer survivors of MAHAK, spoke about his story of illness and how he decided to achieve his goals with tremendous effort and high energy.

MAHAK Mental Health Clinic for employees inaugurated

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – MAHAK Mental Health Clinic for employees has been inaugurated with the aim of developing the psychology department as well as increasing the quality of care for cancer-stricken children and their families, in March 2022.

There is no end to friendship

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – One of the staff of MAHAK, Pediatric Cancer Research and Hospital Center, narrates a story from the friendship of two children of the center.

Brazil's Pele back in hospital as tumour treatment continues

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Pele returned to the hospital on Monday as he continues to receive treatment for cancer, Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital said in a medical note on Tuesday.

Dental problems in childhood cancer patients

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Treatment of most diseases is along with different kinds of side effects. Cancer, as a disease that needs long term treatment, follows the same rule.

MAHAK's most experienced nurse:

"I learned patience, sacrifice by working at MAHAK"

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Nursing is a combination of knowledge; skills; empathy; strength; high decision-making ability; and management, the head nurse of MAHAK Pediatric Cancer Treatment and Research Center said on the occasion of National Nurse Day.

MAHAK’s HLA Typing Bank; the 1st of its kind in Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Since the inauguration of MAHAK’s Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) Typing Bank in 2017 as the first non-governmental center in Iran, more than 9000 samples have been registered to date.

MAHAK’s cancer survivor 1st student of medical science

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Hossein, the cancer survivor of MAHAK charity from Darre-Shahr City in Ilam Province, now is the first student of Medical Sciences at Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran.

Hand in hand for reducing cancer pains

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Since centuries ago, medical sciences considered only one responsibility for it which was the treatment of diseases and consequently increasing the lifetime of patients.

1,356 MAHAK children survived brain cancer during past 30 yrs

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – During the past 30 years, over 7,600 MAHAK children have survived cancer among whom 1,356 children had had brain tumors.

2,438 refugee children supported by MAHAK in past 30 Years

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – During the past thirty years, MAHAK Charity has supported 2438 refugee children suffering from cancer as an official partner of UNHCR based on an MoU signed in 2001.

MAHAK supports 17,358 blood-cancer children over past 30 yrs.

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – MAHAK Charity Center has supported 17,358 children with the blood cancer during the past 30 years since its establishment.

MAHAK Charity unveils new logo on 30th founding anniversary

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – MAHAK Charity Center unveiled new logo concurrent with its 30th establishment anniversary.

Total Body Irradiation efficient treatment for leukemia

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – In the past year, a new cancer treatment technique was launched at MAHAK Pediatric Cancer Treatment and Research Center (MPCTRC).

MAHAK wins UICC’s World Cancer Day Spirit Award

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – The Mahak Society to Support Children with Cancer has won the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) World Cancer Day (WCD) Spirit Award.

Why raising awareness about childhood cancer is important?

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – September is recognized as the childhood cancer awareness month and International Society for Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) and Childhood Cancer International (CCI) have invited cancer centric organizations to take action.

Milad Tower lit up gold in support of children with cancer

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Milad Tower in Tehran joined an international campaign per MAHAK’s invitation in a simultaneous action with 6 famous towers in Canada, the UK, Belgium, China, and Malaysia.

AEOI chief:

Iran building largest ion therapy hospital in West Asia

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said that the largest ion therapy hospital in West Asia is under construction.

Cabinet of Ministers approves Iran’s membership in IARC

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s membership bill in the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.