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Kind-hearted single mum brings festive cheer to those in need with homemade cooking and a Santa

Mum of two Patrycja Wydrzyńska from Gdańsk decided to help out locals to ‘give something back to the community.’ Patrycja Wydrzyńska/Facebook

After surviving four cancer operations and being forced to live in communal housing and on handouts, mum of two Patrycja Wydrzyńska from Gdańsk says she has emerged from her troubles stronger and now wants to help others who need assistance.

Poland to allocate more funds for oncology hospitals

Poland is to increase funding to cancer hospitals by 3 percent, the head of the National Health Fund (NFZ) said on Wednesday.

Medical fund bill to support specialist treatment signed into law

A bill setting up a medical fund to cover cancer, rare diseases and other specialist treatment was signed into law by President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday.

Poland's new Virtual Research Institute to work on new drugs

Poland's first Virtual Research Institute (WIB) will work on the development of new drugs, mainly those to fight cancer, Deputy PM and Development, Labour and Technology Minister Jaroslaw Gowin said at an event which launched the institute on Friday.

Polish scientists develop clip to facilitate diagnosis of melanoma

A special clip facilitating the diagnosis of skin tumours, including melanoma, has been developed by scientists from two universities in Katowice, southern Poland - the University of Silesia and the Medical University of Silesia.

Lublin and Wrocław firms win Innovation Radar awards for their work on breast cancer

VIDEO: The European Commission's Innovation Radar is about finding excellence across all EU funded research with over 2,000 projects receiving investment from Horizon 2020, the EU’s research and innovation programme.

Girl who lost her leg to cancer climbs one of Poland’s highest peaks to raise money for charity

It took Ewa Harapin and her friend days to reach the 2,172-metre peak of Szpiglasowy Wierch in the Tatra Mountains.

Kraków docs become first in Poland to use sci-fi style holograms to help with ops

The CarnaLife Holo system presents a 3D map of where to cut and what obstructions are present, and allows surgeons to create a holographic image that can be rotated and examined helping surgeons better plan and carry out operations.

Gdańsk medical team make a world’s first with operation on baby

Procedures had to be modified to operate on the infant, who was suffering from a rare type of cancer.

Polish opposition MEP to chair EP committee on tackling cancer

The European Parliament (EP) has established a special committee on the fight against cancer to be headed by an MEP of the Polish opposition Civic Platform (PO) or Polish People's Party (PSL) camp.

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Rzeszów monk sets up music school in war-torn African state to teach child soldiers to take up music instead of weapons

Capuchin monk Brother Benedykt Pączka decided to offer children an alternative to being child soldiers and try to sow the seeds of future peace in the country by teaching them to prefer a guitar over a Kalashnikov.

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Moving on down the line: how a narrow-gauge railway staved off economic death to become the heart of a community

Still operating, the Pleszew line has embraced the future by becoming a cultural centre.

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