Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and a leading cause of death among South African women
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The non-profit raises awareness about breast cancer and provides critical screenings to women in underserved communities
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Cancer is often preventable, so creating awareness and highlighting possible risk factors is crucial
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"Perhaps this awareness should not be something that is left for the month of October alone."
According to the 2011 national cancer registry, one in 29 South African women is diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime
For those with breast cancer, a mastectomy may seem like the best option. But Joanna Moorhead is glad she chose less extensive surgery.
When Thami Mabuza found a lump in his chest, he never could have imagined it was breast cancer.
Drinking four glasses of wine a day can increase your chances of getting breast cancer by about 50%.
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Infants are less likely to be obese and mothers’ have a lower risk of cancer
Activists say if Roche does not drop the price of Herceptin, they will ask the health department to act.
We need more research to understand breast cancer among black women in South Africa.
Replacement therapy for menopause symptoms is considered safe – if the breast cancer risk is addressed.
Researchers from Stanford University in the United States have developed a protein that inhibits the spread of cancer.
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/ 27 November 2013
Breast cancer expert, Justus Apffelstaedt, explains the complexities around the issue of screening for this disease.
SureTouch does not claim to be a substitute for proper breast cancer screening, but patients are being misled.
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/ 17 October 2013
It seems counterintuitive, but mammograms may do more harm than good to women under 50.
A preventative mastectomy might save your life if you are at high risk but it does not provide 100% protection from developing breast cancer.
Angelina Jolie’s aunt has died of breast cancer less than two weeks after Jolie announced that she had undergone a preventative double mastectomy.
Dr Kristi Funk’s account of Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy aims to help women understand the preventative treatment.
Some researchers fear it could be linked to an increase in breast cancer in developing nations, writes Daryl Ilbury.
October is dedicated to breast awareness – an important topic for any woman, especially if she has a family history of breast cancer.