Cancer
Olivia Newton-John to get state memorial in Australia
The British-born, Aussie-raised star of the 1978 hit musical 'Grease' died on Monday at her home in Southern California.
Refilwe Moloto had a chat with awareness coordinator at Cupcakes of Hope, Stephanie Malan about raising funds for the organisation - which helps kids with cancer.
The bottom line? A healthy diet has many benefits for physical and mental health, and may help prevent some types of cancer. But no diet or supplement has been shown to cure cancer.
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 surgery.
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.
The 41-year-old Abloh was Louis Vuitton's trailblazing head of menswear, the first black artistic director at a major French luxury label.
The group marched to the Gauteng Premier's Office on Tuesday to deliver a memorandum of demands on cancer patient needs in the province.
The group marched to the Gauteng Premier's Office on Tuesday to deliver a memorandum of demands.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Little Mairah Hassan has been diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma, a form of childhood cancer.
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.
When he turned 85 in March, De Klerk announced he would be undergoing treatment for mesothelioma, a cancer affecting the lining of the lungs.
South Africa's approach to smoking doesn't adequately support current smokers who want to quit.
According to the internet, one of South Africa’s favourite beverages, rooibos tea, can cure many ills. But are these claims accurate?
Nersan Govender was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2013, an experience he said altered the course of his life forever.