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Blue Label Media partners with African Bank to roll out new corporate identity across 155 buses

Copper could cure Murray & Roberts cold after De Beers diamond cough

Lindsey Schutters

Data breach alert: Over 100,000 fake accounts linked to SA grant-fraud claim

News24 journalists take top honours in 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

Boxer formally announces its intention to list on JSE

#OrchidsandOnions: Spar reminds us why we're special with Christmas ad

Brendan Seery

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Liberty introduces innovative new cancer cover

Coping with breast cancer surgery

Coping with breast cancer surgery

4 Oct 2024

Public-private collaboration: Could this breakthrough model lead the future of national health?

Public-private collaboration: Could this breakthrough model lead the future of national health?

10 Sep 2024

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A multidisciplinary team approach in managing breast cancer

9 Dec 2019

Join the modern workplace with Microsoft Office 365 and Tarsus on Demand

Join the modern workplace with Microsoft Office 365 and Tarsus on Demand

Microsoft 2 Dec 2019

Black women in South Africa are more likely to die from breast cancer than others. NS Natural Queen/Shutterstock

Demon disease, worse than HIV: Soweto women's views on breast cancer

Emily Mendenhall 12 Nov 2019

Jarun Ontakrai/Shutterstock

Men over 40 with faulty BRCA2 gene should be tested annually for prostate cancer

Michael Porter 8 Nov 2019

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

24 Oct 2019

Long live... you! Healthy habits that could add years to your life

Long live... you! Healthy habits that could add years to your life

Irvine Partners 14 Oct 2019

The new Halcyon radiotherapy machine at Groote Schuur hospital. In front is Nanette Joubert, medical physicist. Back from left to right: Dr Bhavna Patel, CEO of the hospital; Dr Bernadette Eick, chief operations officer; Francois Heyns, a patient; and Prof Jeannette Parks; head of radiation oncology. Photo: Elsabé Brits

Groote Schuur unveils new cancer machine that can treat 40 patients a day

Elsabé Brits 3 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Mikah Saunders and her dad, Deon, in Red Cross Children's Hospital's new haemotology-oncology unit.

Red Cross upgrade changes the lives of young cancer warriors

12 Sep 2019

Alana James, CEO of The Sunflower Fund and Pippa Hudson of Cape Talk.

#WomensMonth: Do we know what our power is?

Nicci Botha 19 Aug 2019

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#bhf2019conference: Doing better with less

Nicci Botha 26 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Dr Dan Wu, postdoctoral fellow in the RCSI Department of Chemistry and first author on the paper

Fluorescence imaging could transform cancer surgery

2 Jul 2019

Doctors preparing to perform an operation. Shutterstock

Why Nigeria's doctors are leaving, and how the problem can be fixed

Olayinka Stephen 2 Jul 2019

Christina Curtis and her colleagues found that colon cancer tumours could potentially spread to other parts of the body much earlier than previously known.
Paul Sakuma

Most metastatic colorectal cancers have spread before diagnosis

25 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

What stresses doctors out?

20 Jun 2019

There’s a lack of research that deals specifically with conditions in African countries. Shutterstock

Africa needs to up its research game to fight non-communicable diseases

Andre Pascal Kengne, Elvis Banboye Kidzeru & Muki Shey 19 Jun 2019

A journey continued: How Reach for Recovery and Dr Justus Apffelstaedt are supporting breast cancer patients

A journey continued: How Reach for Recovery and Dr Justus Apffelstaedt are supporting breast cancer patients

MANGO-OMC 4 Jun 2019

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UCT spearheads new technologies for life-saving cancer treatment

28 May 2019

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AI better at detecting lung cancer than humans

21 May 2019

A University of Cape Town medical student doing yoga for a project that draws on ideas from medical and health humanities. Third Year Yoga SSM

New ways of thinking on health, arts and humanities are emerging in Africa

Carla Tsampiras & Nolwazi Mkhwanazi 3 May 2019

For developing countries in Africa immunotherapy solutions is important given the high cost of cancer drugs. Shutterstock

How we are developing immunotherapies relevant to Africa

Neelakshi Mungra, Krupa Naran & Trishana Nundalall 30 Apr 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Irish study: Why fewer female medical students choose surgery

18 Apr 2019

Cervical cancer is third-biggest killer among young women. Pittawut

Cervical pre-cancer rates down 88% in decade since HPV vaccinations began - first findings

Kevin Pollock 9 Apr 2019

Starting colorectal cancer screening at 45 would avert deaths

Starting colorectal cancer screening at 45 would avert deaths

Amy Jeter Hansen 8 Apr 2019

Did the Health Professions Council trade cash for qualifications?

Did the Health Professions Council trade cash for qualifications?

Roxy de Villiers 5 Apr 2019

Introducing the e-patient

Introducing the e-patient

4 Apr 2019

Informed consent: The costly legal implications if it's not done right

Informed consent: The costly legal implications if it's not done right

Lisa Swaine 3 Apr 2019

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Ask Dr Google. The pros and cons of online diagnosis

1 Apr 2019

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Image: frankgraewe.com

A multidisciplinary team approach in managing breast cancer

9 Dec 2019

Join the modern workplace with Microsoft Office 365 and Tarsus on Demand

Join the modern workplace with Microsoft Office 365 and Tarsus on Demand

Microsoft 2 Dec 2019

Black women in South Africa are more likely to die from breast cancer than others. NS Natural Queen/Shutterstock

Demon disease, worse than HIV: Soweto women's views on breast cancer

Emily Mendenhall 12 Nov 2019

Jarun Ontakrai/Shutterstock

Men over 40 with faulty BRCA2 gene should be tested annually for prostate cancer

Michael Porter 8 Nov 2019

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

Kenya launched HPV immunisation programme

24 Oct 2019

Long live... you! Healthy habits that could add years to your life

Long live... you! Healthy habits that could add years to your life

Irvine Partners 14 Oct 2019

The new Halcyon radiotherapy machine at Groote Schuur hospital. In front is Nanette Joubert, medical physicist. Back from left to right: Dr Bhavna Patel, CEO of the hospital; Dr Bernadette Eick, chief operations officer; Francois Heyns, a patient; and Prof Jeannette Parks; head of radiation oncology. Photo: Elsabé Brits

Groote Schuur unveils new cancer machine that can treat 40 patients a day

Elsabé Brits 3 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Mikah Saunders and her dad, Deon, in Red Cross Children's Hospital's new haemotology-oncology unit.

Red Cross upgrade changes the lives of young cancer warriors

12 Sep 2019

Alana James, CEO of The Sunflower Fund and Pippa Hudson of Cape Talk.

#WomensMonth: Do we know what our power is?

Nicci Botha 19 Aug 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

#bhf2019conference: Doing better with less

Nicci Botha 26 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Dr Dan Wu, postdoctoral fellow in the RCSI Department of Chemistry and first author on the paper

Fluorescence imaging could transform cancer surgery

2 Jul 2019

Doctors preparing to perform an operation. Shutterstock

Why Nigeria's doctors are leaving, and how the problem can be fixed

Olayinka Stephen 2 Jul 2019

Christina Curtis and her colleagues found that colon cancer tumours could potentially spread to other parts of the body much earlier than previously known.
Paul Sakuma

Most metastatic colorectal cancers have spread before diagnosis

25 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

What stresses doctors out?

20 Jun 2019

There’s a lack of research that deals specifically with conditions in African countries. Shutterstock

Africa needs to up its research game to fight non-communicable diseases

Andre Pascal Kengne, Elvis Banboye Kidzeru & Muki Shey 19 Jun 2019

A journey continued: How Reach for Recovery and Dr Justus Apffelstaedt are supporting breast cancer patients

A journey continued: How Reach for Recovery and Dr Justus Apffelstaedt are supporting breast cancer patients

MANGO-OMC 4 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

UCT spearheads new technologies for life-saving cancer treatment

28 May 2019

Source: Getty/Gallo

AI better at detecting lung cancer than humans

21 May 2019

A University of Cape Town medical student doing yoga for a project that draws on ideas from medical and health humanities. Third Year Yoga SSM

New ways of thinking on health, arts and humanities are emerging in Africa

Carla Tsampiras & Nolwazi Mkhwanazi 3 May 2019

For developing countries in Africa immunotherapy solutions is important given the high cost of cancer drugs. Shutterstock

How we are developing immunotherapies relevant to Africa

Neelakshi Mungra, Krupa Naran & Trishana Nundalall 30 Apr 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Irish study: Why fewer female medical students choose surgery

18 Apr 2019

Cervical cancer is third-biggest killer among young women. Pittawut

Cervical pre-cancer rates down 88% in decade since HPV vaccinations began - first findings

Kevin Pollock 9 Apr 2019

Starting colorectal cancer screening at 45 would avert deaths

Starting colorectal cancer screening at 45 would avert deaths

Amy Jeter Hansen 8 Apr 2019

Did the Health Professions Council trade cash for qualifications?

Did the Health Professions Council trade cash for qualifications?

Roxy de Villiers 5 Apr 2019

Introducing the e-patient

Introducing the e-patient

4 Apr 2019

Informed consent: The costly legal implications if it's not done right

Informed consent: The costly legal implications if it's not done right

Lisa Swaine 3 Apr 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Ask Dr Google. The pros and cons of online diagnosis

1 Apr 2019

Doctor's orders: Start saving now

Doctor's orders: Start saving now

29 Mar 2019

Palliative radiation therapy is effective regardless of a patient’s original cancer site (for example breast, lung or kidney) and is usually delivered in one to 10 daily doses. Shutterstock

Cancer pain can be eased by palliative radiation therapy

Jonathan Klein & Jonathan Livergant 20 Mar 2019

Anti-rejection drugs increase skin cancer risk in multiple kidney transplant patients

6 Mar 2019

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Fat grafting in breast cancer reconstruction

Frank Graewe 4 Mar 2019

Nearly half of childhood cancers worldwide are undiagnosed

Nearly half of childhood cancers worldwide are undiagnosed

28 Feb 2019

Access to affordable medical treatment can save lives. Shutterstock

Cancer drug pricing gets in the way of treatment in developing countries

Vikash Sewram 22 Feb 2019

Andrii Vodolazhskyi/Shutterstock

Cancer growth in the body could originate from a single cell - target it to revolutionise treatment

Michael P Lisanti 21 Feb 2019

Professor Bernardo Rapoport

Breakthroughs in immuno-oncology provide new treatment options

13 Feb 2019

Prof Vikash Sewram, director of the African Cancer Institute at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University

#WorldCancerDay: Early detection improves prognosis

Vikash Sewram 4 Feb 2019

Michelle Monje and her colleagues found that the chemotherapy drug methotrexate can affect three major types of brain cells, resulting in a phenomenon known as "chemo brain."
Steve Fisch

Study: Understanding chemo brain

Erin Digitale 2 Jan 2019