Cancer is often preventable, so creating awareness and highlighting possible risk factors is crucial
A recent study by the University of Cape Town Lung Institute found that almost 7 000 learners vape, more than a quarter of them in grade 12
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About half of South Africa’s maize crop and 100% of the soya crop is genetically modified — it’s grown with the use of glyphosate. But Bayer South Africa disagrees that it causes cancer
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Cervical cancer claimed Nkhanyeleni Vele’s life this past weekend, but with a higher number of cancer specialists on duty, her death could have been avoided
SureTouch does not claim to be a substitute for proper breast cancer screening, but patients are being misled.
The state has pulled its funding of studies on the disease, retarding progress on a cure.
The prohibitive cost of cancer medicines and their lack of efficacy means early intervention is more important than ever.
The five steps below could reduce deaths from cancer in South Africa, according to the Cancer Association’s head of research, Dr Carl Albrecht.
Mia Malan speaks to Dr Carl Albrecht, head of research at the Cancer Association of South Africa, to gauge the state of the disease locally.
A controversial plastic additive is said to affect foetuses and increase the risk of breast cancer.
Long before the advent of espresso machines, coffee plungers and other high-speed caffeine solutions, racing-car teapots were all the rage.
Environmental factors may contribute to about 90% of all cancers. Belinda Beresford reports.