Cancer
After landmark surgery, WC Health Dept stresses importance of quality healthcare
Officials have gathered at Tygerberg Hospital on Tuesday, to celebrate the state facility's milestone of being the first in the country to perform robotic...
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Biden announces cancer 'moonshot' relaunch to cut deaths by half
The so-called 'moonshot' against cancer was first launched in 2016 with $1.8 billion in federal funds to be spread out over seven years. Biden, whose son Beau died of brain cancer in 2015 at age 46, spearheaded the project as vice president under Barack Obama.
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Louis Vuitton to present final Virgil Abloh show in Miami following his death
The 41-year-old Abloh was Louis Vuitton's trailblazing head of menswear, the first black artistic director at a major French luxury label.
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Cancer Alliance: Passing NHI Bill will help the poor with cancer recovery
The group marched to the Gauteng Premier's Office on Tuesday to deliver a memorandum of demands on cancer patient needs in the province.
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Cancer Alliance demands govt include health professionals in cancer task team
The group marched to the Gauteng Premier's Office on Tuesday to deliver a memorandum of demands.
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Stage 4 cancer patient lauds medical advances as they help her defy disease
Hannelie Snyman (56) from Johannesburg was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the age of eleven and after having been in remission for 34 years, doctors in 2011 discovered that she had developed stage-3 breast cancer. In 2016, she was given three years to live after the cancer metastised to stage four.
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EXPLAINER: From COVID to cancer, versality of mRNA lauded
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us would never have heard of mRNA. But this type of technology is not a new development at all.
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US biotech billionaire to make COVID, cancer vaccines in SA
South African-born and now United States-based doctor, Patrick Soon-Shiong, provided details of the plan that will see coronavirus vaccine production starting next year in an online press conference with President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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WHO recommends alcohol tax hike in Europe to fight cancer
Increasing taxes on alcoholic beverages is "one of the best measures" to prevent cancer with a "potentially high impact," the WHO's European office said, adding countries like Russia and the UK would benefit most.
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Ramaphosa remembers late Hlengiwe Mkhize as ‘a tireless and passionate activist’
Hlengiwe Mkhize, who was deputy minister of Women, Youth and People With Disabilities, passed away on Thursday following a short illness. She was diagnosed with lung cancer in March 2017.
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CT couple pleads for donations to help daughter get cancer treatment in US
Little Mairah Hassan has been diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma, a form of childhood cancer.
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A shot at a longer life: CT cancer survivor happy to receive his COVID-19 jab
Michael Wynne (58) has dismissed the barrage of fake news around coronavirus vaccines and happily rolled up his sleeve for his vaccine dose this week.
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Claims that FW De Klerk’s health has worsened not true - foundation
When he turned 85 in March, De Klerk announced he would be undergoing treatment for mesothelioma, a cancer affecting the lining of the lungs.
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ANALYSIS: Tobacco control: Why SA must do more to help people quit smoking
South Africa's approach to smoking doesn't adequately support current smokers who want to quit.
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HEALTH CHECK: Beware of social media posts promoting rooibos tea as a ‘cure-all’
According to the internet, one of South Africa’s favourite beverages, rooibos tea, can cure many ills. But are these claims accurate?
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Hope amidst stigma: Male breast cancer survivor says there's no need for shame
Nersan Govender was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2013, an experience he said altered the course of his life forever.
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Apartheid's last president De Klerk reveals cancer diagnosis on 85th birthday
Mesothelioma is a cancer caused by asbestos. It most commonly occurs in the linings of the lungs or the abdomen.
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CT firefighter Chantelle Memziwe won't take cancer fight lying down
Chantelle Memziwe (41) was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2017 and is currently undergoing gruelling treatment and two days after completing a cycle of chemotherapy, she finished the virtual Cape Town Marathon.
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CT man hitchhikes 1,100km for cancer awareness
After being diagnosed with the disease last year, Michael Wynne on Friday got confirmation from doctors that his cancer was in remission.
