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Olivia Newton-John. Picture: therealonj/instagram.com

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Olivia Newton-John to get state memorial in Australia

By AFP

The British-born, Aussie-raised star of the 1978 hit musical 'Grease' died on Monday at her home in Southern California.

  • FILE: Donations from the funds raised from the sale of your cupcakes will help aid Cupcakes of Hope in their financial support to parents with children who have cancer in South Africa. Picture: facebook.com/CupcakesOfHope

    How you can spread a little sweetness with Cupcakes of Hope this Mandela Day

    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.

    39 days ago
  • A graphic published to Facebook on 23 May 2022 headed “How To Cure Cancer” lists three diet rules to follow for six weeks.

    AFRICA CHECK: No, you can’t cure cancer with diet and supplements

    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.

    80 days ago
  • Surgeons used the Tygerberg Hospital's new, state-of-the-art Da Vinci robot on cancer patients. Picture: Supplied.

    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 surgery.

    173 days ago
  • US President Joe Biden is seen before giving remarks in Statuary Hall of the US Capitol on 6 January 2022 in Washington, DC. Picture: Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images/AFP

    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.

    194 days ago
  • American designer Virgil Abloh arrives to his exhibition at Doha Fire Station in Qatar's capital Doha, on 4 November 2021. Picture: Ammar ABD RABBO/Qatar Museums/AFP

    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.

    259 days ago
  • The Cancer Alliance marched to the Gauteng Premier's Office on 23 November 2021 to deliver a memorandum of demands on cancer patient needs in the province. Picture: @Cancer_ZA/Twitter

    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.

    264 days ago
  • FILE: The alliance said more than 2,000 patients were waiting to receive cancer treatment at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital. Picture: pixabay.com

    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.

    265 days ago
  • Hannelie Snyman (left) and her daughter, Petroné Krüger. Picture: Supplied

    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.

    300 days ago
  • FILE: A resident of the Anni Azzurri elderly care home in Rome receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Picture: Filippo Monteforte/AFP

    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.

    304 days ago
  • FILE: Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong attends Quincy Jones' Hand And Footprint ceremony at The TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on 27 November 2018 in Hollywood, California. Picture: Alberto E. Rodriguez/AFP

    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.

    326 days ago
  • Picture: 123rf.com

    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.

    329 days ago
  • FILE: Late Deputy Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    333 days ago
  • Mairah Hassan has been diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma, a form of childhood cancer. Picture: Mairah's Miracle/Instagram

    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.

    383 days ago
  • Michael Wynne (58) receiving his jab. Picture: Supplied.

    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.

    390 days ago
  • FILE: FW De Klerk. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    433 days ago
  • © RATTANAKUN THONGBUN/123rf.com

    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.

    444 days ago
  • Rooibos. Picture: Pixabay.com

    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?

    487 days ago
  • Male breast cancer survivor Nersan Govender. Picture: Supplied.

    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.

    489 days ago
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