Source: News Agencies
Security & Justice
Southern Lebanon Endures Massive Damage: 40,000 Homes Leveled Across 37 Towns
Israeli forces have systematically destroyed entire neighborhoods in southern Lebanon, leveling more than 37 towns and wiping out over 40,000 residential units, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Gaps in Coastal Radar Enabled Israeli Raid in Batroun, Army Commander Says
Lebanon’s army chief, General Joseph Aoun, detailed to Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati how Israeli forces likely exploited gaps in the country's coastal radar system during the recent raid carried out in Batroun. The briefing comes as Lebanese officials seek answers on how Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 unit carried out the landing undetected.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Opinion
The Emptying of Baalbek Is a Moment to Take Stock
“Large numbers of people continue to flee their homes every day, as Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have been going on unabated.” These disturbing words could be from almost any news report about Israel’s invasion of its northern neighbour over the past month. However, they can be found in a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre issued on July 27, 2006.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
A Future Without Hezbollah
At the end of September, when Israel’s campaign to destroy Hezbollah was reaching its height, I met one of the group’s supporters in a seaside café in western Beirut. He was a middle-aged man with a thin white beard and the spent look of someone who had not slept for days. He was an academic of sorts, not a fighter, but his ties to Hezbollah were deep and long-standing.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Sports
Tottenham Forward Son Heung-min Crowned Asia’s International Player of the Year
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min was crowned as Asia’s International Player of the Year for the fourth time by the Asian Football Confederation at its annual awards ceremony Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Real Madrid Launch Investigation into Racist Insults After El Clasico Defeat
Real Madrid has launched an investigation into racist insults directed at players during Saturday’s 4-0 home loss to Barcelona in LaLiga, it said on Sunday.
Monday, October 28, 2024
Tuesday 6 February 2024 17:12:58
Rising Cancer Cases: Global Trends and Implications for Lebanon
Twenty million cancer cases were recorded worldwide in 2022.
This number is expected to rise to 35 million by the year 2050, an increase of 77 percent.
What are the reasons that will nearly double the number of cancer patients worldwide?
According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the main reasons for the increase are:
- Smoking in all its forms
- Alcohol consumption
- Obesity
- Air pollution
These factors not only affect the spread of cancer.
Aging, extensive exposure to advanced technological devices, the increase in the world's population, which puts pressure on healthcare systems, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), also contribute.
So, how do these figures reflect in Lebanon?
Among the most common types of cancer worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, are breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer.
Cervical cancer represents the most common type of cancer in 23 countries.
How can we detect the disease early, or even reduce the risk of infection?
Despite its severity, cancer can be overcome through early detection or preventive measures such as vaccination for cervical cancer, mainly caused by a virus. However, the most important factor remains prevention by adopting a healthy lifestyle and avoiding causative factors... and the decision is in your hands.
