Cancer Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/category/all/health/cancer/ Latest News & Press Releases Tue, 18 Oct 2016 08:40:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png Cancer Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/category/all/health/cancer/ 32 32 Pink Lady® Hosts Breast Cancer Association in Mauritius https://news.media.co.za/pink-lady-hosts-breast-cancer-association-in-mauritius/ Tue, 18 Oct 2016 08:40:12 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=5585 The famous Pink Lady® Apple brand of South Africa’s True Cape won the hearts of Mauritians last Friday with 50 ladies, led by The Minister of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare. The ladies were treated to High Tea and intimate discussion where the Warriors narrated their breast cancer plight in living and breaking […]

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]]> IFP Dedicated to Fighting Cancer https://news.media.co.za/ifp-dedicated-to-fighting-cancer/ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 10:44:14 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3689 Today is a particularly significant day for the IFP, it is a day that we hold close to our hearts. Today we are reminded of our commitment to the health of all South Africans, and our fight against that most dread of diseases, Cancer. February 4th is World Cancer day. The IFP knows all too […]

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]]> WHO statement on links between processed meat and colorectal cancer https://news.media.co.za/who-statement-on-links-between-processed-meat-and-colorectal-cancer/ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 06:10:36 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3221 Geneva: 29 October 2015 – WHO has received a number of queries, expressions of concern and requests for clarification following the publication of a report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) relating to processed meat and colorectal cancer. IARC was established 50 years ago through a resolution of the World Health Assembly […]

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]]> IFP encourages men to get tested for prostate cancer https://news.media.co.za/ifp-encourages-men-to-get-tested-for-prostate-cancer/ Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:56:26 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3059 The IFP calls all on men to get tested for prostate cancer as October is Cancer Awareness month. “I would like to urge all the men of KwaZulu-Natal to be responsible and get tested for Prostate Cancer. They must seek help and advice from a health care professional so that their good health can be […]

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]]> Stem cells: Hope or Hype? https://news.media.co.za/stem-cells-hope-hype/ Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:02:25 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1842 As the burden of disease increases in the world, hundreds of patients continue to seek cures for various illnesses, sometimes in unconventional medical solutions. One of these is stem cell therapy, a medical field which has seen significant progress from the research breakthroughs since 1968, when the first bone marrow transplant was successfully done. As […]

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