For two years Amanda Kotze hoped for a miracle, praying her son would fulfil his dream of completing his master’s degree to accomplish his goal of teaching young people about the wonders of science. The miracle she will experience on Tuesday is not the one she had been hoping for, but[…]
In Gaza, cancer patients are in desperate need of help. The Palestinian ministry of health held a press conference on Monday to ask for urgent assistance for hundreds of cancer patients in the Gaza Strip. According to health officials, 700 patients, including 200 children, at Gaza City’s Abdel al-Aziz al-Rantisi[…]
A drug to treat high blood pressure for almost 12‚500 South Africans is being recalled after the active ingredient was shown to be contaminated by a potentially cancer-causing chemical. The recall‚ however‚ comes almost three weeks after the drug was removed from shelves in Europe‚ the UK and the USA[…]
Cape Town runner Mervin Steenkamp completed the Freedom of Movement Palestine Marathon held this morning in Bethlehem Palestine for the third year in a row, taking sixth place. Steenkamp, who represents Team Palestine for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund in Cape Town, ran the full marathon of 42kms, to raise[…]
Cancer patients’ survival prospects are improving, even for some of the deadliest types such as lung cancer, but there are huge disparities between countries, particularly for children, according to a study published on Wednesday. In the most up-to-date study of cancer survival trends – between 2010 and 2014 – covering[…]
Following the success of a public awareness programme at Masjidul Quds on Tuesday, VOC took its Pink Hijab Day campaign one step further with a Cancer Survivor’s Breakfast. The social event brought together women from all ages to honour cancer survivors and aimed to break the stigma of oppression against[…]
President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday sent good wishes to his former special advisér and spokesperson Mac Maharaj following complications which arose after he underwent an operation for lung cancer. Maharaj was admitted to a Durban hospital last week Thursday, where he underwent surgery. The presidency said the operation was successful,[…]
Clive Derby-Lewis should know by Friday whether he will be allowed to go home on medical parole so as to manage his lung cancer. Judge Selby Baqwa adjourned one and a half days of dense legal argument over whether the prisoner had Stage 3b or Stage 4 inoperable lung cancer,[…]
Motivated by the struggles of men and women who continue to battle bravely against cancer, a collaboration of schools in the Paarl area have united to generously contribute to VOC’s Pink Hijab Day campaign. The initiative, led by the Al-Azhar high and primary schools, saw students and parents collectively raise[…]
“In dealing with my cancer, I know that I am not alone. It is not a cul-de-sac because there are other people living with it and it is a curable disease.” These were the words of Masoeda Abass, just one of many cancer patients sharing their words of motivation and[…]
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