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Cancer treatment: Long and expensive wait
Cancer patients’ constitutional right to access healthcare services is under threat, and cheaper generics are prevented from entering the market due to patent barriers, says non-profit organisations advocating for cancer patients’ rights and treatment. Patent barriers are the main reason…
Breast cancer survivor: Magic of motherhood still possible
A triple breast cancer survivor who gave birth to a baby girl just six months ago wants to instill hope in fellow women who are fighting the disease. She is a firm believer that the dreaded ‘c-word’ will never be…
Women urged to help fight prostate cancer
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Battling COVID-19 and breast cancer at the same time – How did she do it?
This Limpopo woman was fighting breast cancer when she was diagnosed with COVID-19. Ntsako Manganyi’s treatment was already disrupted by the pandemic’s restrictions.
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World Cancer day: Children have the strength to beat cancer says one young survivor
Cancer turned her life upside down as a teenager, but Charlene Nadine Motshegwe wants children to know they have the strength to beat this dreaded disease.
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Approval of new treatment set to ease cancer burden
Health authorities approved the immunotherapy-based treatment Keytruda for more forms of cancer. It is used to treat certain cancers by working with the immune system.
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