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Imagine being diagnosed with cancer. And then imagine not being able to tell anyone about it out of fear that they might blame you, or reject you, or avoid you, thinking you might infect them with it too.
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The best way of cutting the number of cancer cases worldwide is to fight the tobacco industry’s tactics in developing countries and ensuring the best vaccines get to those most in need, according to a new report published in Science Translational Medicine.
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Exposure to second-hand smoke increases a person’€™s risk of developing early signs a heart disease.
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“Shame about her cancer stopped my sister from asking for help sooner,” a Khayalitsha woman, Monica, told the audience at a talk at the 17th Reach to Recovery International Breast Cancer Support Conference currently underway in Cape Town.
CAPE TOWN ‘€“ Late presentation by breast cancer patients in Africa remains the biggest challenge to reducing death rates, however if there is no accessible treatment there is no use in screening for cancer, experts told a meeting in Cape Town today.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Recent news reports across the world included the incredible information that a baby had been cured of HIV. Is this really true?
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MEDIA RELEASE: Mbabane, Swaziland ‘€“ Health leaders from Africa and international agencies gathered in Swaziland today to launch a fresh offensive against tuberculosis (TB), including TB among people living with HIV.
Government’s health facilities audit shows most staff fail to have “positive and caring attitude” towards patients
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MEDIA RELEASE: The University of the Witwatersrand has announced the formation of the Wits Research Institute for Malaria, (WRIM), strengthening research into one of Africa’€™s deadliest diseases.
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MEDIA RELEASE: The Lancet, the world’s leading independent family of general medical and specialty journals, today announces the forthcoming launch of a new title, The Lancet Global Health.
VHEMBE. – While many people here are still trying to recover from the damage caused by the recent floods, the community of Josefa, next to the Kruger National Park’€™s Punda Maria gate, is pleased with the steady supply of water it has brought.
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Tobacco legislation in South Africa is constantly changing, and ignorant smokers may find themselves on the wrong side of the law with fines of up to R100 000. Here’s what smokers should know, and new changes thay can expect in future.