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Refugees 'struggle for cancer care' here is a "high demand" for cancer treatment from refugees, which is often difficult to meet, experts say. Infectious diseases and malnutrition have understandably been the focus of refugee health work. But   in Lancet Oncology , the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says cancer is a major issue that host countries often struggle to deal with. Innovative funding schemes and even screening in refugee camps could help, he said. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote The burden has fallen disproportionately on the host countries to absorb the costs” Dr Paul Spiegel UNHCR A team led by Dr Paul Spiegel looked at funding applications made to the UNHCR Exceptional Care Committee (ECC). The ECC assessed 1,989 applications from refugees in Jordan for treatment between 2010 and 2012. About a quarter (511) were for cancer, with breast and colorectal cancer the most common. About half of these case...

By Luiza Ilie LONDON/ABRUD Romania (Reuters) - Adriana Berindei ran out of patience with her small Romanian hometown of Abrud when she tried and failed for the 16th time to get tenure at the local school where she taught. So she hung up her two undergraduate degrees and two masters in political science and modern history and moved to Britain to work first as a childminder and then a cleaner. Though she lives with her boyfriend in a crowded house with other migrants and was hesitant to tell her parents she worked as a cleaner, Berindei says life in London has given her peace of mind. She plans to start a small business and dreams of buying a house with her partner. "I was cleaning a sink one day and I thought, if only my mother could see me now," said Berindei, a petite 39-year-old who took to London right away. "Sixteen years of torment was enough for me." Immigration has become a hot topic in Europe as the continent recovers slowly from years of econo...