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Chemotherapy

Confronting grief, Part 3: Hope crests and crashes
Opinion
/ 15 April 2023

Confronting grief, Part 3: Hope crests and crashes

Mbali’s second round of treatment first seemed to have worked. And then, six years after her first diagnosis of leukaemia, we had to face what no family is ever ready to face

By Nontobeko Hlela
Unhappy Hour: An extract from ‘On the Rocks’
Friday
/ 6 June 2022

Unhappy Hour: An extract from ‘On the Rocks’

In this chapter from her book, On the Rocks: Memoir of a High-functioning Alcoholic, Thando Pato tells of how she continued to drink while in chemotherapy

By Thando Pato
Vaccine hesitant? An expert answers questions people have
Coronavirus
/ 13 August 2021

Vaccine hesitant? An expert answers questions people have

Safety, side-effects and the jargon-filled scientific information explained for those who have concerns about getting vaccinated

By Chris Bateman
Dawn’s the time to oil the joints
Article
/ 10 August 2018

Dawn’s the time to oil the joints

It’s in the early morning that things catch up with you and force you to seek relief

By Paddy Harper
Breast cancer study reveals fewer women will need chemotherapy
Article
/ 4 June 2018

Breast cancer study reveals fewer women will need chemotherapy

According to the 2011 national cancer registry, one in 29 South African women is diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime

By Staff Reporter
Cancer’s politics and paradoxes
Article
/ 6 October 2014

Cancer’s politics and paradoxes

The unknown, as much as the known, constructs how we understand and live it.

By Staff Reporter

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